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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 Faces Major Reversal If Trump, Congress Scrap Health Law

California has a lot to lose if President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress fulfill their campaign pledge to repeal Obamacare.

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If The Obamacare law Is Repealed, Could California Keep It Anyway?

Millions of Californians have gained health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Now the future of that federal law – and medical coverage for those people -- is in doubt. President-elect Donald Trump said repeatedly during his campaign that one of his first acts would be to “repeal and replace” the law known as Obamacare.

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A Side-by-Side Comparison of Trumpcare and Obamacare

This wildest presidential election possibly ever is now in the books. Donald Trump, a man who has never held political office and has no military background, stands ready to head to the Oval Office in roughly two months to become the 45th president of the United States.

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Millions Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump Plan

Millions of low-income Americans on Medicaid could lose their health coverage if President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress follow through on GOP proposals to cut spending in the state-federal insurance program.

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Nevada Ranks 43rd in Hospital Safety Report, But That’s an Improvement

Most of Nevada’s hospitals are struggling to make the grade when it comes to patient safety, according to a new report by a national health-care watchdog that placed the state near the bottom of its rankings.

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Nevadans Coming to Terms With Increased Health Care Costs

Millions of Americans are facing double digit increases in their health premiums as open enrollment begins on state health exchanges.

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ACA After the Election: Perspectives from the Left

For the past six years, Republicans have been voting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

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California’s Drug Price Initiative: Will Voters ‘Send A Signal To Washington’?

This year, Mary O’Connor and her father made voting a family affair.

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Anthem Says It May Trim Obamacare Participation in 2018

U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc on Wednesday raised the prospect of smaller participation in the individual Obamacare exchanges in 2018, saying it would have a market-by-market strategy that hinges on 2017 profitability.

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Why Covered California’s Rate Hikes Are Lower Than The Rest Of The U.S.

Starting Tuesday, Nov. 1, through Jan. 31, Californians who don’t have employer-based health insurance or Medicare can sign up for health insurance through the state’s marketplace, Covered California. That’s the easy news.

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