California Health Advocates Urge Bold Action to Improve Quality of Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans

The California Health Care Foundation, working with researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, urged state legislators in a report released Wednesday to take bold steps to improve the quality of Medi-Cal managed care plans.

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Even in Deep Blue California, Medi-Cal Expansion for Undocumented Adults Doesn’t Sit Well with Some

It was a historic move: This summer, California became the first state in the country to offer free or low-cost health insurance to undocumented young adults who qualify.

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CBO: Fix Backed By Doctors For Surprise Medical Bills Would Cost Billions

A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis finds that a rival approach backed by doctors groups for protecting patients from getting massive “surprise” medical bills would increase the deficit by “double digit billions” of dollars.

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House Progressive Circulates Letter Seeking Changes to Pelosi Drug Pricing Bill

A progressive leader among House Democrats on lowering drug prices is circulating a letter calling for “necessary improvements” to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) signature legislation on the topic.

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CMS: 2020 Medicare Advantage Rates Lowest Since 2007 As Supplemental Benefits Take Hold

Premiums for Medicare Advantage plans are expected to decline next year by 14% compared with 2019 as plans aim to offer more choices, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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The Trump Administration Considered Defending the ACA in Court

The Trump administration is taking major political heat for opposing Obamacare in a high-stakes legal challenge, which a federal appeals court could rule on any day now.

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