2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (958+ words) California is heading toward a sharp rise in residents without health insurance, and the head of the state's marketplace is describing the moment in blunt terms. "It's triage," Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman told KFF Health News in a…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (413+ words) The San Diego County Health and Safety Act, also called Measure B, is a half-cent sales tax proposal that voters will decide on this November. Supporters say the measure would supplement cuts to California’s low-income healthcare program: Medi-Cal. According to…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (303+ words) OLYMPIA, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Thousands of Washington residents will see another hefty rise in the cost of their health insurance next year. The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9, that it’s approved a 22.2% average…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (455+ words) Fatima Hussein And Ali Swenson WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to an estimated 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees across 30 states, who the White House alleged were overcharged by the Biden administration for exchange fees. The promise comes…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (279+ words) Kingsport Times News According to numbers from the national firm J David Tax Law, federal income tax burdens have grown dramatically across the country – with California in fifth place nationally That law firm's study shows that Massachusetts, Washington…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (104+ words) Gary Borders is a veteran award-winning Texas journalist. He published a number of community newspapers in Texas during a 30-year span, including in Longview, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches, Lufkin, and Cedar Park. Email: [email protected]. With the state’s new fiscal year beginning…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (78+ words) The Washington Post - Some Republicans are putting higher payroll taxes on the table as the program’s trust fund heads toward exhaustion in just six years - Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to run out in 2040, creating another looming fight…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1536+ words) Los Angeles resident Marc Silverman, 57, saw his health insurance premiums double this year. Now he’s paying $800 a month for “a fairly minimal plan.” Silverman and his wife purchase insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. In…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1666+ words) Some background: California achieved one of the most dramatic drops in its uninsured population in the nation, largely credited to the state’s robust adoption of the ACA. By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (15+ words) 'They shouldn't be priced out of taking care of their employees'...