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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.

The Leader of Anthem Blue Cross in California, the State’s Largest For-Profit Health Insurer, is Leaving for Another Job

Mark Morgan, 48, president of the company's California business since 2013, will depart April 24.

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Coalition Hopes To Amp Up Push For Health Care Transparency

As consumers increasingly are being asked to pay a larger share of their health bills, a coalition of insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and provider and consumer advocacy groups launched Thursday a new push for greater transparency regarding the actual costs of services.

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New ‘Google Maps for Health’ Drives California to Precision Medicine Lead

By weaving together a hodgepodge of patient information, clinical data and scientific know-how, California officials hope to create a sort of "Google Maps for health" to drive the right therapies to the right people at the right time.

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Is Covered California Struggling to Woo Repeat Customers?

California ranked in the bottom five states on overall growth during open enrollment this year, according to an analysis by Avalere Health, in large part because it trailed only Vermont and Washington state in retaining 2014 enrollees among states that reported full results.

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Covered California Adds 18,000 So Far In Special Enrollment Period

Covered California has enrolled about 18,000 people so far in a special enrollment program for individuals who didn’t understand the tax consequences of not signing up for health insurance in 2015.

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Health Spending Post-Obamacare Seen @2.5 Trillion Lower

The lingering effects of the recession, slow income growth and possibly Obamacare are all contributing to a sharp drop in estimates of how much will be spent on health care through the rest of this decade.

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Calif. Insurance Agents Waiting for Commissions From State, Insurers

California and insurers in the state owe thousands of dollars in commissions to insurance agents who have helped individuals and families enroll in health coverage during Covered California's open enrollment periods, the CHCF Center for Health Reporting/Sacramento Bee reports.

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Covered California Proposes Specialty Rx Price Caps for 2016

Last week, Covered California officials proposed a cap on specialty prescription drug costs for consumers who purchase 2016 health plans, Capital Public Radio's "KXJZ News" reports.

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Bill Extends, Expands Benefits Review

Who doesn't like Ch-Burp? The much-beloved acronym CHBRP, belonging to the California Health Benefits Review Program, will get a longer life and expanded powers under a bill passed by the Senate Appropriations committee on Monday.

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Many Small Firms May Face Health Insurance Rate Changes Under Obamacare

In recent years, as millions of individual consumers coped with new and different kinds of health insurance, small businesses got some breathing room.

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