More than 1 million people signed up for Obamacare plans on HealthCare.gov in the week leading up to a key deadline, pushing total enrollment on that federal insurance exchange up to 2.4 million, officials announced Tuesday.
A contingency of 18 Democratic California lawmakers urged Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday to block the sale of six hospitals to Ontario-based Prime Healthcare, citing concerns that "under Prime, patient care and healthcare worker rights will suffer at these hospitals."
With a key deadline arriving today, the state's health insurance exchange has continued to increase enrollment even as computer glitches divert some who seek to enroll or renew existing policies.
As we prepare to close the books on 2014, now is the time to start thinking harder about 2015 -- and 2016.
California's health insurance exchange extended its deadline for consumers who want Obamacare coverage in effect beginning Jan. 1.
Seizing on the massive expansion in Medicaid, Blue Shield of California has agreed to acquire Care1st, a Monterey Park-based health plan with more than 500,000 patients.