Industry Updates
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.
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced today a new workers' compensation insurance program for California's cannabis industry. The program was created by Atlas General Insurance Services to serve businesses and workers in the cannabis industry.
A bill that aims to regulate drug price negotiations between pharmacies and middlemen working on behalf of health plans in California is headed to Gov. Jerry Brown after a contentious battle and some late-session drama.
When it comes to health care reform, Gavin Newsom and John Cox are from different solar systems, not just different planets.
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who is running for governor, said in an interview released Tuesday that he would like to see the state pay for universal healthcare for all illegal immigrants.
A Republican Senate bill that seeks to bolster protections for patients with pre-existing conditions falls short of current law, said Nevada’s health insurance exchange leader.
As prices for drugs and procedures soar, and health insurance premiums for employer-based and individual policies inexorably climb, more than are few people are asking: Is the health care industry spiraling out of control?
A group of states challenging the federal government's expansion of Association Health Plans (AHP) has asked a federal judge to hand them an immediate legal victory.
This week is make or break for a California bill that has the potential to sap hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from dialysis providers in the state.
A group of influential, deep-pocketed business and health care organizations that have long helped shape the legislative agenda in California have joined forces to oppose any future effort to craft a universal, single-payer health care system for the nation’s largest state.
Unless the California coastline sinks into the Pacific before November 6, 2018, Gavin Newsom will be the state’s next governor. Just look at the numbers.