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.
A "small subset" of applicants to Covered California has been deluged with multiple notices, as many as 20 different letters -- some of them with conflicting eligibility information, exchange officials said.
Less than three weeks before Covered California kicks off its second open enrollment, there are problems with the website.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi covered plenty of territory in her meeting with The Chronicle's Editorial Board on Monday, but one issue made her more animated than any other: state Proposition 45's threat to the landmark federal health care law she shepherded through Congress in 2010.
Ouch -- the cost of workers' compensation in California is more expensive than any other state in the nation, a new study says.
Raising fresh questions about healthcare consolidation, a new study shows hospital ownership of physician groups in California led to 10% to 20% higher costs overall for patient care.
With Election Day less than two weeks away, a once-popular ballot measure that would allow the state's insurance commissioner to reject rate hikes proposed by health insurers appears to be headed toward defeat, a new poll shows.
Kaiser Permanente was the only HMO to earn a top four-star rating for providing recommended care, according to California's latest report card on insurers and medical groups.
California's health insurance exchange hired two outside firms for $13.4 million to address long wait times for consumers calling about their Obamacare coverage.
Insurers and providers increasingly are entering into partnerships to offer health plans with narrow provider networks, Modern Healthcare reports.
California's insurance exchange began mailing renewal notices this week to more than 1.1 million people already enrolled in health plans, officials announced Thursday.