In all the turmoil in health care, one surprising truth is emerging: Consumers seem increasingly comfortable trading a greater choice of hospitals or doctors for a health plan that costs significantly less money.

Who doesn't like Ch-Burp? The much-beloved acronym CHBRP, belonging to the California Health Benefits Review Program, will get a longer life and expanded powers under a bill passed by the Senate Appropriations committee on Monday.

In recent years, as millions of individual consumers coped with new and different kinds of health insurance, small businesses got some breathing room.

On Monday, the California Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau recommended decreasing the current workers' compensation advisory pure premium rate, the Sacramento Bee's "Capitol Alert" reports.

Californians are increasingly likely to visit a hospital emergency room for complex medical problems rather than an injury, according to new research.

Low-income consumers whose earnings fluctuate or family circumstances change over the course of the year risk losing their health coverage if they shift between eligibility for Medicaid and coverage on the health insurance exchanges.