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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.

CaliforniaChoice Adding New Carrier

More info coming soon.

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Obama Signs California Lawmaker’s Bill To Help Veterans Save for Care

This week, President Obama signed into law a bill (HR 2514) by a California lawmaker that seeks to help veterans save money to cover health care expenses, the Lake County Record-Bee reports.

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Latino Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Face Disproportionate Barrier to Care

Latinos covered by Medi-Cal have more trouble accessing care than other beneficiaries, according to a study by the California HealthCare Foundation, AP/Modern Healthcare reports. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program.

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Blue Shield of California Owes $82.8 Million in Obamacare Rebates

Health insurance giant Blue Shield of California owes $82.8 million in rebates to consumers and small employers under requirements of the federal health law.

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California’s Baby Boom Will Become A Senior Boom

Although its overall population growth continues to slow, California’s senior population – those 65 and older – will nearly double in the next 15 years, a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California concludes.

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Tax Filing Problems Could Jeopardize Health Law Aid for 1.8M

About 1.8 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law now have issues with their tax returns that could jeopardize their subsidies next year.

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How Obamacare Increased Insurance Coverage in Nevada and Other States

President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on March 23, 2010, and open enrollment for all Americans began on October 1, 2013.

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Nevada Ranks as One of Top Cost State for Retiree Health

A new app developed by HealthView Services shows Michigan, Florida, Nevada and Maryland as the most expensive states for key components of retirement health care costs.

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Health Law’s Nonprofit Insurance Co-ops Awash in Red Ink

Fed up with the insurance industry, Democrats used the health care overhaul to create nonprofit co-ops that would compete with the corporations.

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Obama Administration Urges States to Cut Health Insurers’ Requests for Big Rate Increases

Hoping to avoid another political uproar over the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration is trying to persuade states to cut back big rate increases requested by many health insurance companies for 2016.

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