Health Insurers Seeking Mergers Play Down Antitrust Concerns
September 29, 2015
The chief executives of two of the nation’s largest health insurance companies told skeptical senators on Tuesday that consumers would […] Read More
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Contra Costa to Again Offer Health Coverage to Adult Illegal Immigrants
September 29, 2015
Six years after eliminating health coverage for adult immigrants living in the U.S. illegally during the Great Recession, Contra Costa […] Read More
New York Health Co-Op Ordered to Close Down
September 29, 2015
The nation’s biggest nonprofit health insurer spawned by the Affordable Care Act has been ordered to shut down as it […] Read More
More Not-for-Profit Hospitals Entering Insurance Market Despite Risks
September 29, 2015
Not-for-profit hospitals increasingly are entering the health insurance market in an effort to boost revenue during a period of slow […] Read More
Third ACA Sign-Up Period to Focus on 10.5 Million Uninsured Americans
September 29, 2015
As a third open-enrollment season nears under the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration plans to focus on 10.5 million uninsured […] Read More
Lawmakers Jumpstart Efforts to Plug Billion-Dollar Hole in Medi-Cal’s Budget
September 29, 2015
Efforts are underway to jump-start negotiations to come up with an equitable tax on health plans that will fill a […] Read More
Employers Shifting More Medical Costs to Workers
September 29, 2015
Employers are leaving a bigger chunk of the bill for care to workers who use their health insurance, and benefits […] Read More
GOP Targets ObamaCare Taxes in Fast-Track Process
September 29, 2015
Republicans will seek to repeal a range of ObamaCare taxes as well as the healthcare law’s mandates to buy insurance […] Read More
Two Halves of California Have Wide Gap in Health Costs
September 29, 2015
When it comes to health care costs, it’s clear: Where you live matters. And in California, the gap is especially […] Read More
Healthcare Costs Rise Again, and the Burden Continues to Shift to Workers
September 22, 2015
American workers saw their out-of-pocket medical costs jump again this year, as the average deductible for an employer-provided health plan […] Read More