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.
California’s health insurance exchange signed up more than 144,000 people in the first month this year and determined that another 157,000 were eligible for coverage.
California's health insurance exchange said 144,178 people have newly enrolled in Obamacare coverage during the first month of sign ups.
Twice a day, San Jose insurance agent Ruben Villanueva offers KZSF-AM La Kaliente's Latino listeners tips about consumer finance and all kinds of insurance.
California's insurance exchange said 48,950 new people signed up for Obamacare coverage during the first three weeks of open enrollment.
A contingency of 18 Democratic California lawmakers urged Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday to block the sale of six hospitals to Ontario-based Prime Healthcare, citing concerns that "under Prime, patient care and healthcare worker rights will suffer at these hospitals."
With a key deadline arriving today, the state's health insurance exchange has continued to increase enrollment even as computer glitches divert some who seek to enroll or renew existing policies.
California's health insurance exchange extended its deadline for consumers who want Obamacare coverage in effect beginning Jan. 1.
Seizing on the massive expansion in Medicaid, Blue Shield of California has agreed to acquire Care1st, a Monterey Park-based health plan with more than 500,000 patients.
Many Californians eligible for Medi-Cal or Covered California -- particularly in families of mixed immigration status -- have been reluctant to seek coverage.
When Olivia Papa signed up for a new health plan last year, her insurance company assigned her to a primary care doctor.