Author: Kalup Alexander

A majority of the state’s voters support extending current health insurance programs to all low-income Californians, including undocumented immigrants, according to a new statewide poll released today.

Two new leaders of the Legislature discussing the direction of state programs and finances yesterday hit on health care topics a number of times.

Californians, especially those in Los Angeles County, endure longer waits in hospital emergency rooms than most Americans.

Wal-Mart announced Monday that it will dive deeper into the health-care market, unveiling an initiative to allow customers to compare and enroll in health insurance plans in thousands of its stores.

The latest campaign spending figures on California's two big healthcare ballot initiatives are just in, courtesy of the watchdog group MapLight, and they're mind-boggling.

Few jobs at the state Capitol have more effect on citizen pocketbook issues than California's elected insurance commissioner.

The Department of Health and Human Services is improperly hiding health insurers' requested rate increases from the public -- in violation of the Affordable Care Act, according to a new lawsuit from a former administration health official.

A new payer-provider partnership in Southern California called Vivity has been billed as a first-of-its-kind in the nation.

As states gear up for round two of Obamacare enrollment next month, they have their sights set on people like Miles Alva.

The ObamaCare exchanges that opened for business last fall to disastrous consequence are expected to be largely improved with better technology and more insurance plans when they re-open next month, but critics are still raising concerns about consumer costs and choices.