Anthem’s New Partnership With Seven Hospitals Builds on an Old Idea in California

A new payer-provider partnership in Southern California called Vivity has been billed as a first-of-its-kind in the nation.

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Obamacare Enrollment: Second Year An Even Tougher Challenge

As states gear up for round two of Obamacare enrollment next month, they have their sights set on people like Miles Alva.

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Obamacare Signups Return With More Plans But Concerns About Software, Cost, Care Options

The ObamaCare exchanges that opened for business last fall to disastrous consequence are expected to be largely improved with better technology and more insurance plans when they re-open next month, but critics are still raising concerns about consumer costs and choices.

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Beware of Shifting Options Within Medicare Plans

For millions of older Americans, it is time to sift through the mind-boggling array of Medicare plans.

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Understanding Proposition 45 Issues

Proposition 45 offers a simple choice for voters: Do they want the state insurance commissioner to regulate health care rates for small businesses and individual health plans?

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Covered California Users Grateful but Keenly Aware of Shortcomings

Alain Datcher knows there's a sad truth about the newly minted Medi-Cal card he carries in his wallet. It opens a few doors, but only takes him so far.

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New California Law Increases Oversight of Medi-Cal Provider Networks

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to boost oversight of so-called "narrow networks" and other business practices that affect timely access to care.

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Regulators Clear Covered California Rates, Hold Off On Narrow Networks

California regulators won't challenge the next round of health insurance rate increases in the state exchange, but insurers' narrow networks of doctors and hospitals are drawing tougher scrutiny.

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U.S. Cannot Subsidize Health Plans in States With No Marketplace, a Judge Rules

A federal district judge in Oklahoma dealt a blow to the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, ruling that the federal government could not subsidize health insurance in three dozen states that refused to establish their own marketplaces. This appears to increase the likelihood that the Supreme Court will ultimately resolve the issue.

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Bosses Face Affordable Care Act Deadline

The clock is ticking for Tommy Cain and thousands of other U.S. employers facing deadlines to make changes to the health insurance they offer their employees under the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Cain has already met one of the law's key requirements: offer health insurance to at least 70% of full-time staffers by 2015, or face penalties.

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