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Calmatters: Californias Healthcare Affordability Office Claims Power To Punish Overspending Hospitals
6+ hour ago (977+ words) Year after year Californians watch their health bills increase faster than their wages -- for some, to the point where care becomes unaffordable. Four years ago, the state created an office to curb that trend. Now, the California Office of Health…...
Regional: Covered California Premiums To Increase By Almost 10% In 2027
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (304+ words) 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. In a news release, Covered California said…...
Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (561+ words) “This is the first time we’ve seen state-level data that shows how much ACA marketplace enrollment truly fell,” Cox said. “It’s in line with our expectations, but it does show a very steep drop in the number of people with…...
Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off for most of a year
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (670+ words) Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year. The defunding, which was mandated in President Donald Trump's big tax and policy law…...
Calmatters: California Is Getting Ready To Increase A Health Insurance Tax. Will It Affect Your Premium?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (890+ 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…...
You're probably paying more for insurance lately. A new study suggests federal action to cut costs
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) The analysis wades into a thorny set of economic and political questions as insurance companies are managing the potential risks of climate change when the cost of groceries, gasoline and housing are a frustration for many voters. Insurance companies say…...
California doctors say insurance isn't enough. Patients are paying the price.
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (954+ words) Annual fees, part of a hybrid primary care or concierge medicine model, are becoming more common among California health care providers. When Maya Mackrandilal opened up an email from her primary care physician in 2021, she laughed. She had recently switched…...