California Watch
News stories in this section spotlight activities in California, including actions by the state Assembly and state Senate; proposed legislation; regulators like the Department of Managed Health Care and Department of Insurance; and the state ACA exchange, Covered California.
More than 238,000 Californians have joined Covered California’s health insurance exchange as of Jan. 2.
With years of budget woes fading in the rearview mirror, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday unveiled the first draft of the state's next budget -- which includes a proposal for a new tax on health care plans that would prevent a $1.1 billion cutoff of federal funds.
The pharmaceutical industry is preparing to spend tens of millions of dollars to convince California voters to reject what would be the strictest state law in the nation to cap drug prices.
A more than $1 billion hole in California's Medi-Cal budget is likely to be a high-priority agenda item for California lawmakers this year, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports.
California officials never anticipated how many people would sign up for state-run health insurance under Obamacare.
A newly qualified November 2016 ballot measure would impose price controls on state drug purchases, potentially setting up an expensive battle with the pharmaceutical industry.
Kaiser Permanente is preparing to instill its integrated model for high-quality care at sustainable costs in the minds of future physicians. The Oakland, Calif.-based system plans to open an independent medical school in Southern California, with its first class expected to enroll in fall 2019.
In another sign that a 2014 truce is in danger, a powerful union for health care workers has launched a $3 million fund that could fund a new ballot battle with hospitals.
More than 197,000 people have signed up for health insurance next year through Covered California, the state insurance exchange announced.
As part of his push for the Affordable Care Act in 2009, President Obama came to Central High School to laud this community as a model of better, cheaper health care.