8+ hour, 5+ min ago  (585+ words) Glenn Melnick is a professor, Blue Cross of California chair of healthcare finance and director of USC's Center for Health Financing, Policy and Management. Rising health care costs rank among the top financial concerns for California families." A recent survey…...

2+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (553+ words) Bianca Blomquist is the California director for the Small Business Majority Small business owners are working hard to keep their doors open while offering employees quality benefits, but rising healthcare costs are making that harder every year." One major driver…...

4+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (375+ words) For the 1. 9 million Californians enrolled in Covered California, monthly insurance premiums could nearly double in 2026 if enhanced federal subsidies expire." Covered California is the state's official health insurance marketplace. Established after the federal Affordable Care Act in 2010, qualifying California residents…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (679+ words) Californians who get their health insurance through the state's marketplace will see premiums increase by an average of 10. 3% next year. Covered California officials on Thursday announced the first double-digit rate increase since 2018, saying it represents a "confluence" of factors putting…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (695+ words) Planned Parenthood Mar Monte permanently closed five of its clinics in Northern California on Thursday, July 24, as a result of President Donald Trump's funding bill. The closure of two clinics in South San Francisco and San Mateo, leaves only one…...