UCLA Health Breach Puts Data at Risk for 4.5M

Four-hospital UCLA Health said Friday that cyber criminals hit part of its network that contains the records of an estimated 4.5 million people.

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Why Expanded Health Care Access for the Undocumented Is Unlikely, Despite Benefits

Without another pool of potential enrollees, the Affordable Care Act likely will face enrollment stagnation -- and that could threaten the country's steadily falling uninsured rate.

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Head of Obama’s Health Care Rollout to Lobby for Insurers

Marilyn B. Tavenner, the former Obama administration official in charge of the rollout of HealthCare.gov, was chosen on Wednesday to be the top lobbyist for the nation’s health insurance industry.

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Medi-Cal Enrollment Growth Could Strain California’s Budget

More than a dozen other states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the ACA also have seen enrollment surpass expectations.

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S.F. to Offer Subsidies for Health Insurance

San Francisco will begin offering subsidies to thousands of city residents who are struggling to purchase health insurance, Mayor Ed Lee announced Friday.

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Just How Narrow Are Obamacare’s ‘Narrow Networks’?

The average Obamacare health plan's provider network includes 34 percent fewer health care providers than the typical commercial plan, according to an analysis by Avalere, a Washington, D.C.-based health care consultancy.

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More Health Plan Choices at Work. What’s The Catch?

Until recently, John Henry Foster, an equipment distribution firm based in Eagan, Minn., offered its employees only a couple of health plans to choose from. That’s common in companies across America.

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Spotlight Falls on ObamaCare Fraud

A watchdog report on fictitious people signing up for ObamaCare has put renewed attention on the potential for fraud and abuse in the system.

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Covered California Announces $10M in Grants for Enrollment Efforts

Last week, Covered California announced more than $10 million in grants for navigator organizations to help boost enrollment in the state exchange during the next open enrollment period, KRON4 reports.

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New California Bill Would Impose Flat Tax on Managed Care Plans

On Thursday, Assembly member Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) introduced a bill (ABX2-4) that would impose a flat tax on all California managed care plans in an effort to retain about $1 billion in federal matching funds, the Sacramento Bee's "Capitol Alert" reports.

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