Author: Kalup Alexander
California will contribute about $1.3 billion to its Medi-Cal expansion this year, a new expenditure that will further strain an already burdened health care budget.
Lobbying groups opposed to the House’s healthcare reform bill are pinning their hopes on the Senate for big changes.
More than a dozen Democratic attorneys general on Thursday sought to intervene to defend a key part of the Obamacare healthcare law - subsidy payments to insurance companies - which is under threat in a court case.
House Republicans barely managed to pass their Obamacare repeal bill earlier this month, and they now face the possibility of having to vote again on their controversial health measure.
Blue Shield of California has the largest number of enrollees in the Covered California health insurance exchange, widening its lead over rivals Anthem Blue Cross and Kaiser Permanente, according to recently released data.
President Donald Trump's budget proposal to be presented Tuesday reflects the same $800 billion cut to Medicaid over a decade that was in the bill which last month passed the House. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that could lead to 10 million people losing healthcare insurance over 10 years.
Senate Republicans are showing early divisions over what to do about Obamacare's protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
Word & Brown General Agency announced today it has received an overwhelming, enthusiastic response from brokers using its WBQuote Application Program Interface (API) integration with the EaseCentral online enrollment (OLE) platform. The updated technology enables brokers to easily quote plans at www.wordandbrown.com and quickly move their groups into online enrollment with a click of a button.
California insurance agents and advisors are teaming up with insurers and employers in the state to stop Senate Bill 562, a bill that could create a universal, government-funded health care program for all California residents.
At the unveiling of his revised $183 billion budget proposal on Thursday, California Gov. Jerry Brown pointed to a chart showing that nearly $125 billion dollars in federal health care dollars would disappear over the course of a decade if Republicans dismantle the Affordable Care Act as proposed.