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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.

State Senate Committee Votes to Subsidize Health Care for Immigrants Here Illegally

A California Senate Health Committee voted 7-0 Wednesday to expand health care coverage for all Californians, regardless of their immigration status. The bill by Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, would expand Medi-Cal eligibility for immigrants here illegally who are income-eligible. It is one of 10 bills that aims to expand the rights of people who ...

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How Does Covered California’s Small Employer Insurance Program Compare?

Covered California’s small employer insurance program is growing, but a private-sector competitor is growing faster. CaliforniaChoice has 12,070 employers in its program and 218,648 enrollees. That’s up from 11,500 employers and 150,000 members last August. By comparison, Covered California has 2,289 employers and 15,633 enrollees, up from 1,7000 employers and 11,500 members in August. Both ...

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Cash-And-Carry Health Insurance For Some In Los Angeles

The largest publicly run health plan in the nation, L.A. Care, will allow customers who do not have traditional bank accounts to pay their health insurance premiums with cash. One in four Americans who were previously uninsured and eligible for federal insurance subsidies do not have a bank account, relying instead on pre-paid debit cards, ...

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Health Insurance Exchange Dismissed from Lawsuits, Deals with Other Issues

Open enrollment may have ended in February, but the state's health insurance exchange has had a busy spring.

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GOP Lawmakers Propose Abolishing Nevada Health Exchange

Several Nevada Republicans are trying to scrap the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange launched as part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, saying the program is expensive, suffered a rocky start and is another example of federal overreach.

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Past State Obamacare Sign-Up Glitches Now Haunt Nevadans at Tax Time

How did a Reno collections agent end up in collections himself?

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Nevada Health Exchange Enrollment Continues Climbing

Nearly 80 percent of Nevadans who selected a qualified health plan through the state exchange paid for the insurance this month, officials said.

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The Leader of Anthem Blue Cross in California, the State’s Largest For-Profit Health Insurer, is Leaving for Another Job

Mark Morgan, 48, president of the company's California business since 2013, will depart April 24.

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Coalition Hopes To Amp Up Push For Health Care Transparency

As consumers increasingly are being asked to pay a larger share of their health bills, a coalition of insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and provider and consumer advocacy groups launched Thursday a new push for greater transparency regarding the actual costs of services.

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New ‘Google Maps for Health’ Drives California to Precision Medicine Lead

By weaving together a hodgepodge of patient information, clinical data and scientific know-how, California officials hope to create a sort of "Google Maps for health" to drive the right therapies to the right people at the right time.

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