Author: Scott Welch

The majority of voters in a new poll supports a health care plan that would expand a public option but maintain the private insurance industry.

Californians who lost the option to automatically re-enroll in an Affordable Care Act exchange plan were less likely to hold on to their insurance coverage than households that could enroll automatically, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Twenty-five Southern California doctors and others are accused of billing Medicare and other health plans for $150 million in fraudulent charges.

Many Republicans were quick to criticize House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s new proposal to reduce drug prices. President Trump wasn’t one of them. Soon after the California Democrat released her drug-price bill Thursday, Trump said in a tweet that it was “great to see Speaker Pelosi’s bill.”

Worried drugmakers are stepping up efforts to blunt proposals in Washington that they view as some of the most serious threats to their pricing power in recent years.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is coming under increasing pressure from her 2020 rivals to spell out how she’d pay for her “Medicare for All” proposal.

Most everyone who heard Gov. Gavin Newsom’s words had the same reaction: He’s finally on board.

The launch of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) was marred by the performance of the newly created state health insurance marketplaces.

The House Education and Labor Committee has called off plans to vote on legislation this week to protect patients from "surprise" medical bills because of divisions among lawmakers on the panel, according to House aides and lobbyists.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., unveiled her long-anticipated plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs on Thursday. It is a priority shared by President Trump, fueling a glimmer of hope that there is a deal to be had on the issue ahead of the 2020 elections.