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.
Californians, especially those in Los Angeles County, endure longer waits in hospital emergency rooms than most Americans.
California's health insurance exchange has awarded $184 million in contracts without the competitive bidding and oversight that is standard practice across state government, including deals that sent millions of dollars to a firm whose employees have long-standing ties to the agency's executive director.
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.
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.
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.