As New Transparency Rules Go Into Effect, Doubts Persist

As of July 1, employer-sponsored plans will be required to comply with transparency requirements first passed in 2020. But questions remain over whether these new rules will truly help consumers.

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Coronavirus In California Is Becoming Easier To Get, Much Harder To Avoid. Here’s Why

The number of coronavirus cases reported in California is on the brink of crossing 10 million, a milestone that probably undercounts the total significantly yet still carries an increasing sense of inevitability.

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How Pfizer Won the Pandemic, Reaping Outsize Profit And Influence

The grinding two-plus years of the pandemic have yielded outsize benefits for one company — Pfizer — making it both highly influential and hugely profitable as COVID-19 continues to infect tens of thousands of people and kill hundreds each day.

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Adopted California Budget Includes Targeted Tax Benefits, One-Time Increases

This week the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed a $300 billion state budget that includes a number of targeted tax benefits for businesses, plus one-time increases in other areas.

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Do California Laws Generally Apply Only Within Borders Of State?

Unless a state specifically states in its laws that it intends to apply those laws across state borders, then the law applies only to individuals within the state.

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Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage For Denying Care And Overcharging

Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday.

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