California could become the first state to extend full Medicaid benefits to undocumented immigrants up to age 26 after two key legislative committees ...
Republicans Race The Clock On Health Care — But The Calendar Is Not Helping
Back in January, Republicans boasted they would deliver a “repeal and replace” bill for the Affordable Care Act to President Donald Trump’s desk...
California Governor Urges State Budget Restraint Amid Obamacare Repeal Effort
At the unveiling of his revised $183 billion budget proposal on Thursday, California Gov. Jerry Brown pointed to a chart showing that nearly $125 bill...
Bill Aims To Loosen Drugmaker-Doctor Ties By Limiting Perks For Promoting Meds
A new California bill aims to reduce the pharmaceutical industry’s influence in medical decision-making by restricting payments and gifts from drug ...
Running Short On Time, Covered California And Insurers Seek Obamacare Answers From GOP
With a deadline looming, California’s health exchange and a major insurer pressed Republican leaders in Washington to clear up confusion over their ...
Negotiating Drug Prices: Should State Agencies Band Together?
Citing budget-busting drug costs, a California lawmaker wants state health programs to band together to negotiate better prices with drug companies. A...
Grasping For The Middle Ground On Obamacare
Joel Hay, a professor at the University of Southern California, describes his political views as “conservative, free market.” But in a counterintu...
California Lawmakers Consider Giving State Regulators More Grounds To Reject Health Insurance Mergers
State lawmakers are considering a proposal to give state regulators a broader mandate when evaluating whether insurance company mergers would be good ...
The Next Obamacare Battleground: Subsidies For Out-Of-Pocket Costs
When Republicans pulled their Affordable Care Act replacement bill last Friday, Lauren Lake’s primary reaction was relief. But like a lot of people ...
House Leaders ‘Came Up Short’ In Effort To Kill Obamacare
Despite days of intense negotiations and last-minute concessions to win over wavering GOP conservatives and moderates, House Republican leaders Friday...