Blue Shield’s $1.25-Billion Deal for Care1st Faces More State Scrutiny

Bowing to demands from consumer advocates, state regulators will hold a hearing next month on Blue Shield of California's proposed acquisition of Medicaid insurer Care1st for $1.25 billion.

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Jones Recommends 10.2% Cut in Workers’ Compensation Rate

State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones (D) has adopted a workers' compensation pure premium rate that is more than 10% lower than the current rate, the Insurance Journal reports.

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Why Millions Still Shun the Exchanges to Buy Individual Health Plans

Kelly Fristoe operates his financial planning company in Wichita Falls, Texas, an oil-producing town about 140 miles northwest of Dallas, near the Oklahoma border.

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HR Startup Zenefits Raises $500 Million At $4.5 Billion Valuation

Zenefits was already the hottest startup of 2014. Now it’s making a case to grab the same title in 2015.

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White House Moves to Fix 2 Key Consumer Complaints About Health Care Law

The White House is moving to address two of the most common consumer complaints about the sale of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

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Health Insurance Deadline Passes for Most, but There Are Exceptions

THE last chance to sign up for health insurance this year under the Affordable Care Act passed on Thursday, when an extended deadline for enrollment expired.

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Obamacare Program Generates “Substantial” Medicare Savings

An Obamacare program designed to hold down Medicare costs and improve patient outcomes generated more than $384 million in savings in its first two years of operation, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Monday.

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Almost 12 Million Gained Medicaid Coverage Under ObamaCare

More than 11.7 million more people have health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance through ObamaCare, new data show.

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Almost Half of Obamacare Exchanges Face Financial Struggles in the Future

Nearly half of the 17 insurance marketplaces set up by the states and the District under President Obama’s health law are struggling financially, presenting state officials with an unexpected and serious challenge five years after the passage of the landmark Affordable Care Act.

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Illegal Immigrants Would Get Medi-Cal Under California Bill

The backbreaking work in California's chili pepper fields and cherry orchards wasn't so noticeable when farmworker Antolin Gonzalez was young.

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