A bill that would expand the types of health professionals who can initiate involuntary commitments and identify those deemed not a danger and eligible for release would help alleviate overcrowding at hospital emergency rooms, according to a state health official.

The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange announced today that a current staff member will become its next chief operating officer.

The number of consumers enrolled in health insurance through the state exchange has continued to grow.

Opponents of Proposition 45, a health insurance rate regulation initiative that was overwhelmingly defeated by California voters, spent big in the run-up to the November election.

Federal health officials have their work cut out for them to convince the uninsured that ObamaCare discounts can make medical coverage affordable.

New regulations requiring California health care insurers to follow stricter guidelines for provider network adequacy, out-of-network notifications and accuracy of provider lists when dealing with the state Department of Insurance went into effect on Monday.