January 17, 2023
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday sued the six major companies that dominate the U.S. insulin market, ratcheting up the state’s assault on a profitable industry for artificially jacking up prices and making the indispensable drug less accessible for diabetes patients. Read More
January 17, 2023
On June 30, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom approved SB 184, the California Healthcare Quality and Affordability Act, a far-reaching law that will have a significant impact on the delivery and payment for healthcare services in California. Read More
January 10, 2023
California has awarded managed care plan contracts to five insurers to serve Medicaid beneficiaries across 21 counties in the state in 2024. Read More
January 3, 2023
Under new California law (SB 1242) effective January 1, 2023, California insurance agents are required to list their insurance license numbers on all email communications. Read More
January 3, 2023
A trio of Democratic Western states hailed passage of their public health insurance options as important steps toward finishing Obamacare’s […] Read More
December 20, 2022
California took another step toward slowing the escalation of healthcare cost growth with the formal launch of the Office of […] Read More
December 19, 2022
The Biden administration moved this week to eliminate the so-called “family glitch,” giving 391,000 California residents a way to slash […] Read More
December 13, 2022
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 created a myriad of new compliance requirements for health plans, insurance issuers, insurance […] Read More
December 6, 2022
There has been a troubling spike in coronavirus-positive hospital admissions among seniors in California, rising to levels not seen since the summer Omicron surge. Read More
December 6, 2022
Blue Shield of California will be terminating 150 employees in the Sacramento region and 74 in Lodi as part of […] Read More