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This broad category includes articles concerning health insurance costs, carrier and health plan news, changing benefits technology, and surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation and others on employee benefits.

California Assembly Passes Bill Expanding Medicaid to Immigrants

California's General Assembly has passed a bill to become the first state to extend Medicaid coverage to immigrants, regardless of their status.

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Blue States Defy Administration on ObamaCare

Blue states are defying the Trump administration in a bid to protect ObamaCare and keep their insurance markets stable.

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Short Term Plans and Association Health Plans Panned in Submitted Formal Comments

More than 95% of healthcare groups that have commented on President Trump’s effort to weaken Obama-era health insurance rules criticized or outright opposed the proposals, according to a Times review of thousands of official comment letters filed with federal agencies.

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Health Care, Immigration Dominate California Governor Race

No topic has dominated California’s governor race like President Donald Trump. The Republicans want to be like him; the Democrats want to oppose him. But whoever wins will face a long list of challenges from housing and homelessness to health care.

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Proposed Public Charge Changes Could Reduce Healthcare Coverage for Children

A potential change to immigration rules regarding public benefits could lead to between 875,000 and 2 million U.S. citizen children becoming uninsured, a new study found.

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Single-Payer Issue Drives Dollars Into Gubernatorial Campaign

Health care heavyweights are pouring money into California’s gubernatorial campaign as the primary looms, ramping up support for front-runner Gavin Newsom and financing attack ads against one of his distant Democratic rivals, John Chiang.

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Health Care Looms Large In Race For California’s Top Cop

Attorney General Xavier Becerra uses a well-worn refrain to describe his role as the state’s chief law enforcement officer: to defend California’s values.

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Insurance Commissioner Candidate Statements

California’s Primary Election is Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Four candidates will appear on the Primary ballot for the Insurance Commissioner role. The top two will advance to the November ballot. The Voter’s Guide has statements from three of the four candidates.

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‘Medicare at 55’ Now On Dianne Feinstein’s Agenda

In the past month, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein has thrown her support behind two liberal health care bills. Shortly thereafter, her re-election campaign began airing a statewide ad touting her embrace of the policies promoted by the two bills she co-sponsored.

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Tax Bill and Obamacare Repeal are Potent Issues in California Congressional Races

With Democrats angling to win back control of the U.S. House, the new tax law and the failed attempt to repeal Obamacare may prove to be important campaign flashpoints against California Republicans, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.

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