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.
Los Angeles County is suspending outdoor dining for the foreseeable future as coronavirus cases surge in the region and across the country.
California could start administering coronavirus vaccines to as many as 2.4 million of the state’s highest-priority health care workers in early December, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
While the nation was preoccupied with the presidential race, California voted “YES” on the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), which amends and expands on the CCPA.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was pulling the “emergency brake” Monday on reopening the state’s economy as coronavirus cases surge at the fastest rate since the start of the outbreak.
Of any state, California has the most to lose if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act. Health care coverage for millions of people is at stake, as are billions in federal dollars
California Gov. Newsom said at a Monday press briefing some counties will fall back into more restrictive tiers tomorrow because of rising coronavirus rates in the last three weeks.
California voters are more complicated than their left-wing stereotype. And not nearly as radical as the progressives they elect to public office.
Early results are in for California’s 12 state ballot measures. One thing to keep in mind is that a huge portion of the vote still has to be counted — this will include late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots and ballots placed in drop boxes today. It could be many days until some of these races are called by the Associated Press.
California’s annual health insurance enrollment season for individuals and families kicked off this week against a dramatic backdrop.
For deep blue California, where first-in-the-nation health care proposals regularly flood the Democratic agenda, there could not be more at stake in the presidential race.