As pandemic-era policies come to an end, tens of thousands of Southern Californians are expected to lose out on Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, come April. Experts estimate about 330,000 people in Los Angeles County and approximately 160,000 in Orange County will be ineligible for Medi-Cal in April when states resume the redetermination process. The number of ...

As reported by Reuters, an analysis by the health care research firm 3 Axis Advisors found a roster of drugmakers raised prices in the U.S. last month on more than 350 drugs. The manufacturers include major industry players like AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Pfizer, and Sanofi.

Despite federal regulations on price transparency, many people still have a hard time comparing costs between hospitals. According to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation, which uses data assembled by health care software company Turquoise Health, there are limited mandated standards for how hospitals should classify and share prices, and a lack of regulation which ...

National Labor Relations Board this week put employers on notice that they can no longer silence laid-off employees in two very specific ways that the board says violates employees’ rights under sections 7 and 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act.

A doctor found cysts in Lilia Becerril’s right breast five years ago, but the 51-year-old lacks health insurance. She said she can’t afford the imaging to find out if they’re cancerous. Becerril earns about $52,000 a year at a nonprofit in California’s Central Valley, putting her and her husband, Armando, at more than double the ...

Humana is exiting the employer group commercial market after a strategic review of its business lines, the insurer announced Thursday.