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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.

Gov. Brown Signs Bill Seeking OK For Exchange To Sell To Immigrants Without Documents

Gov. Jerry Brown Friday signed first-in-the-nation legislation requesting federal approval for the state’s health insurance exchange to sell policies to immigrants living in California illegally.

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Federal Regulators May Try To Limit Short Term and Critical Illness Insurance

Obama administration officials want to limit use of short-term health insurance in the United States to periods of three months or less.

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Hike In Minimum Wage Will Push Some Workers Out of Medi-Cal

California’s decision to raise its hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2022 could have unintended consequences for thousands of workers who will make too much money to stay on Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income residents.

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California Senate Nixes Bill Requiring Disclosures From Disciplined Doctors

The California Senate rejected legislation that would have required medical practitioners to notify their patients if they were on probation for serious infractions.

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Fresno Man Charged With Embezzling $6 Million From Health Care Funds

A Fresno man is surrendering himself to the U.S. Marshals after a 20-count indictment was returned against him by a federal grand jury, acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said.

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California Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Families To Buy Plans Through State Exchange

Illegal immigrants would be allowed to purchase health insurance for themselves and their families through California's state-run marketplace under legislation that passed both houses of the Legislature this week with bipartisan support.

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Medicare’s Drug-Pricing Experiment Stirs Opposition

Aiming to keep costs in check, Medicare is proposing to test different ways to pay for drugs — one of which is similar to CalPERs’ price-control effort for certain surgeries.

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CaliforniaChoice Launches MyCalChoice Website for Employers

CHOICE Administrators, the parent organization of California’s first small business private health insurance exchange, has launched a new website that provides business owners and human resources (HR) managers with direct access to CaliforniaChoice’s small group health plan options.

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Blue Shield ‘Lifts The Veil’ On Executive Pay

In its first detailed disclosure on executive pay, nonprofit Blue Shield of California said Chief Executive Paul Markovich made $3.5 million last year – a 40 percent increase since he took the top job in 2013.

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Price Increases for Obamacare Depend on Where You Live

Obamacare prices are all over the map.

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