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California 'billionaire tax' would levy 5% on fortunes in 2027
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (540+ words) California's billionaires have threatened to pack up before'usually over taxes. Now, a new ballot proposal "2026 Billionaire Tax Act' aimed squarely at the state's richest is reigniting that debate. The Golden State counts more than 200 billionaires, according to the San Francisco…...
Long-shot ballot initiative could have huge effect on California insurance
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (323+ words) A proposed ballot initiative would drastically change the way property insurance is regulated in California by repealing a law voters passed almost four decades ago." Proposition 103 has regulated home, auto and other types of property and casualty insurance in the…...
Trump budget cuts trigger five Planned Parenthood closures in California
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) Planned Parenthood Mar Monte has closed five of its 35 clinics across Northern California and the Central Coast " in South San Francisco, San Mateo, Gilroy, Westside/Santa Cruz and Madera " after a federal court allowed Medicaid funding cuts to take effect....
How the GOP budget bill will affect the cost of California health insurance
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (755+ words) Heather Altman quit her corporate job and opened an environmental consulting business in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act made it possible for her to afford independent health insurance. Her monthly premium for a platinum plan was $356. "Since the Senate passed…...
'No strings attached': Some LA County residents will get medical debt relief. Do you qualify?
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (441+ words) Tens of thousands ... in the debt relief program, be past due, and you aren't using a payment plan to pay the bill, the program said. In Los Angeles County, medical debt impacts 1 in 9 residents ... Tens of thousands of Los Angeles…...
UnitedHealthcare to pay $2.5M in settlement claims: Here's who is eligible in California
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (285+ words) UnitedHealthcare has agreed to pay a $2.5 million settlement as a resolution to a class action lawsuit that claims the company made unauthorized telemarketing calls in violation of federal law. The lawsuit alleges that UnitedHealthcare, a health insurance company, violated the…...