Grasping For The Middle Ground On Obamacare

Joel Hay, a professor at the University of Southern California, describes his political views as “conservative, free market.” But in a counterintuitive twist, his proposal to fix the Affordable Care Act would expand the largest source of public health coverage in the country: Medicaid.

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Spring Break In Canada: California State Senators Head North To Study Single-Payer Healthcare

Some California state senators are spending their spring break up north, on a weeklong trip to Canada to study its single-payer healthcare system.

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California Presses Forward In Fight To Regulate Pharma

In November, California voters defeated a ballot proposal that would have given state government more control over drug prices. It was a victory for pharmaceutical companies, which spent more than $100 million campaigning against the measure.

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CMS Issues Final Rule to Increase Choices and Encourage Stability in Health Insurance Market for 2018

President Donald Trump's administration has formally adopted regulations that could help increase the stability of the individual major medical insurance market, and the Affordable Care Act exchange system, in 2018.

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Freedom Caucus Leader Brat Predicts Health Care Passage Within Weeks

Rep. Dave Brat, one of the conservative Freedom Caucus leaders whose resistance helped undermine the Republican health care proposal last month, says White House and congressional negotiators are close to a compromise that he predicts will pass the House in the next three weeks.

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While Washington Fiddles, Calif. Leaders Forge Ideas For Universal Health Care

As the nation’s Republican leaders huddle to reconsider their plans to “repeal and replace” the nation’s health law, advocates for universal health coverage press on in California, armed with renewed political will and a new set of proposals.

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Self-Insurance Bill Passes House Vote

The House on Wednesday passed a bill that could protect and keep costs down for small and mid-sized self-insured employers.

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Blame Game Over High Drug Prices Escalates With New Ad

New punches were thrown in the blame game over U.S. drug prices Thursday.

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AHIP Illustrates the Big Picture on AHCA, our Evolving Health Care System

We are on the cusp of a major transformation. As the healthcare market moves to strengthen the individual channel and expand employer sponsored health insurance (ESI), it will not only impact Millions of Americans, but also how people access care and how it is administered.

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HHS to Continue Value-Based Care Efforts

HHS and Congress will continue to align their efforts to replace fee-for-service payments with value based alternatives.

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