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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.

Slightly More Latinos and African American Sign Up On California Exchange

The percentage of Latinos and African Americans who signed up for subsidized health coverage through California's insurance exchange increased modestly during the second annual open enrollment period, officials announced Thursday.

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New Federal Rule Will Extend Medical Leave Rights To Same-Sex Couples In All States

Starting March 27, legally married same-sex couples will be able to take unpaid time off to care for a spouse or sick family members even if they live in a state that doesn’t recognize their marriage.

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Digital Dilemma For Medicine: How To Share Records

Technology entrepreneur Jonathan Bush says he was recently watching a patient move from a hospital to a nursing home. The patient’s information was in an electronic medical record, or EMR. And getting that record from the hospital to the nursing home, Bush says, wasn’t exactly drag and drop.

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Covered California Enrollment Numbers Hit 1.4 Million, Lower Than Target

Nearly 500,000 new consumers signed up for insurance and picked a health plan through Covered California through Feb. 22, executive director Peter Lee announced at the exchange board meeting Thursday.

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Governor Names Two New Covered California Board Members

Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a Latino health activist and long-time labor leader who's worked at top levels of state government to the board at Covered California, the state health benefit exchange.

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As Supreme Court Weighs Health Law, G.O.P. Is Planning to Replace It

The legal campaign to destroy President Obama's health care law may be nearing its conclusion, but as the Supreme Court deliberates over the law's fate, the search for a replacement by Republican lawmakers is finally gaining momentum.

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Commissioner Kipper Announces Leadership Appointments at Nevada Division of Insurance

Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper announced today that Nicole Lamboley has been named Chief Deputy Commissioner of Insurance at the Nevada Division of Insurance. Ms. Lamboley joined the Division on January 27, and is based in the Division’s Carson City office.

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Health Insurance Exchange Customers See Errors on IRS Forms

Last year's botched website build for the Nevada Health Link insurance exchange could continue to haunt some consumers through tax season.

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Gallup: Nevada, U.S. Uninsured Rate Drops After Obamacare Rollout

Nevada saw a reduction in its rate of uninsured residents last year following the implementation of a controversial health law.

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Employees Not Benefiting From Slower Growth in Healthcare Costs

American workers already struggling with stagnant wages are being saddled with higher medical bills even as employers reap the benefits of a sustained slowdown in the growth of healthcare costs, a new report indicates.

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