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localnewsmatters.org > 08/06/2026 > after-nearly-achieving-universal-healthcare-millions-of-californians-are-losing-coverage

After nearly achieving universal healthcare, millions of Californians are losing coverage

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (93+ words) Local News Matters TWO YEARS AGO, California hit a milestone decades in the making: Nearly every person in the state qualified for health insurance, regardless of immigration status and income, pushing the state’s insured rate to a record 95%. Now that…...

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localnewsmatters.org > 07/22/2026 > covered-california-premiums-up-9-9-in-2027-despite-state-subsidies-federal-cuts-blamed

Covered California premiums up 9.9% in 2027 despite state subsidies, federal cuts blamed

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (67+ words) Local News Matters Californians will pay almost 10% higher healthcare premiums on average for their Covered California coverage in 2027, the state agency announced Tuesday. In the coverage year 2027, premiums will increase by 9.9%, compared to the 10.3% increase for 2026. Get the best of…...

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localnewsmatters.org > 06/19/2026 > new-california-health-tax-plan-may-increase-premiums-for-privately-insured-residents

New California health tax plan may increase premiums for privately insured residents

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (933+ words) LEGISLATORS THIS WEEK approved a health tax bill meant to continue critical federal funding for the state’s Medicaid program, also known as Medi-Cal. Their approval comes despite warnings from health industry leaders that the tax, as designed, will raise premiums…...

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localnewsmatters.org > 05/29/2026 > this-is-gambling-rising-aca-premiums-push-americans-to-riskier-no-frills-health-plans

‘This is gambling’: Rising ACA premiums push Americans to riskier, no-frills health plans

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (653+ words) WHEN MELANIE MILLER saw that her health insurance premium payment was set to nearly triple to $914 a month this year, she stopped shopping on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Though she practices yoga and is healthy, Miller said she still…...

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localnewsmatters.org > 03/06/2026 > californians-are-keeping-health-insurance-but-settling-for-less-coverage-to-reduce-costs

Californians are keeping health insurance — but settling for less coverage to reduce costs

5+ mon, 8+ min ago   (414+ words) DESPITE THE LOSS of federal subsidies that lowered costs for millions, California’s private health insurance marketplace held nearly steady this enrollment season. In all, 1.9 million Californians renewed their plan or selected one for the first time — a 2.7% drop compared to…...

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localnewsmatters.org > 02/19/2026 > new-medicaid-work-rules-could-cost-coverage-for-older-adults-many-of-them-women

New Medicaid work rules could cost coverage for older adults — many of them women

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (955+ words) LORI KELLEY’S DETERIORATING VISION has made it hard for her to find steady work. “This place knows me, and this place loves me,” Kelley said of her employer. “I don’t have to explain to this place why I can’t read....

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localnewsmatters.org > 01/21/2026 > rising-premiums-force-families-into-painful-choices-on-health-coverage-and-life-events

Rising premiums force families into painful choices on health coverage and life events

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (847+ words) NEW YORK-BASED PERFORMER Cynthia Freeman, 61, has been trying to figure out how to keep the Affordable Care Act health plan that she and her husband depend on. Freeman and her husband, Brad Lawrence, are freelancers who work in storytelling and…...

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localnewsmatters.org > 08/05/2025 > dreamers-nightmare-health-care-coverage-to-end-for-2300-undocumented-immigrants

Dreamers' nightmare: Health care coverage to end for 2,300 undocumented immigrants

1+ year, 1+ day ago   (477+ words) In California, that means about 2,300 Dreamers must find health insurance elsewhere or go without once their coverage is terminated at the end of the month. The decision was made by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency…...