Two coalitions of health care providers, advocates and medical groups announced their formation in the past week and said they would try to ramp up pressure for a couple of key budget issues as the state budget talks intensify.

The Obama administration Monday closed a series of insurance loopholes on coverage of preventive care.

Bowing to demands from consumer advocates, state regulators will hold a hearing next month on Blue Shield of California's proposed acquisition of Medicaid insurer Care1st for $1.25 billion.

State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones (D) has adopted a workers' compensation pure premium rate that is more than 10% lower than the current rate, the Insurance Journal reports.

Kelly Fristoe operates his financial planning company in Wichita Falls, Texas, an oil-producing town about 140 miles northwest of Dallas, near the Oklahoma border.

Zenefits was already the hottest startup of 2014. Now it’s making a case to grab the same title in 2015.