Month: March 2025
The powerful health care interests who put Proposition 35 on the ballot last November had a simple pitch for the complex initiative: a tax no voter paid would provide a long-awaited pay bump to doctors and hospitals who serve the state’s lowest-income residents.
A shorter open enrollment period, less help choosing a plan, higher health insurance premiums for many people — those are just a few changes now brewing that could affect your health insurance for 2026 if you have coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
On March 19, 2025, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued an All Plan Letter (APL 25-005) directing its regulated health plans to provide specific flexibilities to providers who were displaced by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier this year.
The Word & Brown Companies today announced that several systems in use by Word & Brown® General Agency and CHOICE Administrators® have earned Certified status by HITRUST for information security. HITRUST r2 Certification demonstrates that The Word & Brown Companies’ systems have met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and are appropriately managing risk. By including federal and ...
President Obama’s signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has now been shaping the private health insurance market for over a decade. The law survived several repeal efforts by Republicans. And then-President Biden twice delivered temporary expansions of subsidies offered under the law for the purchase of insurance. Despite its political staying power, ...
The membership club retail chain has expanded its partnership with telehealth company Sesame to launch a weight loss program that costs $175 for three months, which does not include the cost of the weight loss drugs.
23andMe customers who once turned over the most personal form of information to the company — their own genetic data — may want it back after the personal genomics and biotech startup declared bankruptcy on Sunday. The 19-year-old company is seeking a buyer, which means that if it is not deleted, customer data could be transferred ...
Spring has “sprung” and you don’t have to look far for evidence, as trees awaken from their winter slumber, bright flowers start to bloom, and the weather starts to turn a little bit warmer. While the first days of spring can conjure up appreciation for Mother Nature’s restart, it isn’t all rosy — for many, springtime ...
The 2025 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps report for Nevada has been released, and shows that Clark County is performing slightly better than the average Nevada county in population health and well-being, which includes length and quality of life.
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., has reintroduced legislation that would permit doctors and dentists in underserved areas to defer student loan payments interest free until they finish their residency or internship programs.