State Explores How To Counteract End Of Obamacare Mandate‚ Or Risk A Million More Californians Without Health InsuranceDecember 10, 2018What’s kept California from enacting its own health care mandate?
Health CareA Scaled-Back Bid To Care For Undocumented CaliforniansMay 29, 2018California lawmakers are trying to extend Medi-Cal health coverage to senior or disabled undocumented people after shelving a plan to provide full government health benefits to all undocumented, low-income adults in the state.
Health CareOnly 7 Percent Of Californians Lack Health Insurance, National Study SaysFebruary 23, 2018 | Rich IbarraThe National Center for Health Statistics study indicates that almost 29 million Americans lack health insurance — a big improvement compared to nearly 49 million in 2010.
Covered California Sees Slight Drop In RenewalsFebruary 7, 2018 | Steve MilneEnrollment in Covered California dropped slightly this year. Numbers out today show 1.5 million people enrolled for 2018. That's down about two percent from the previous year. A drop in renewals offset gains in new enrollees. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNews Network: Contested Health Insurance Denials On The RiseNovember 28, 2017 | Cody DrabbleCapital Public Radio's health reporter Sammy Caiola looked into why insurance companies are denying coverage at higher rates and how to contest a denial. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCovered California For Small Business Remains Immune To Market UncertaintySeptember 11, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaPremium rates for Covered California's small business sector will increase slightly, but not nearly as much as the individual market. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCovered California Delays Premium Rates Release, Citing ACA ConcernsJuly 18, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaInsurance rates for Covered California insurance plans were supposed to be released this month, but officials are holding off until August due to continued uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act.
Health CareDemocrats Advance Single-Payer California Health Care BillMay 25, 2017(AP) - A California bill to replace health insurance companies with universal government-funded care is advancing to a vote in the full Senate.
Trump 'Confident' About GOP Health Care Bill's Prospects In The SenateMay 4, 2017The vote was 217-213. The measure now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to undergo intense debate and significant revision.
State GovernmentCalifornia Lawmakers Consider Dumping Health InsurersApril 26, 2017California lawmakers are considering an audacious proposal that would substantially remake the state's health care system by eliminating insurance companies and guaranteeing coverage for everyone.
