Have you ever gone in for a medical procedure you knew was covered by your health plan, only to be hit weeks later by a large, unexpected bill from a ...
$6.8 Billion Health Insurance Merger Clears First State Hurdle
The California Department of Managed Health Care gave a green light Tuesday to the $6.8 billion acquisition of Health Net Inc. by St. Louis, Missouri-...
Calif., N.H. Seek To Help Consumers Get Details On Health Care Prices
California and New Hampshire are revealing some of the biggest secrets of health care by publishing price information to help consumers comparison sho...
State Finalizing Plans To Close Centers For The Severely Disabled
The final countdown has begun for the last of three large state-run institutions that care for the severely disabled: In less than six years, almost a...
State Legislature Passes New MCO Tax, Rescues Over $1 Billion for Medi-Cal
The California legislature Monday approved a new health care tax, capping a months-long quest to safeguard over $1 billion in annual Medi-Cal funding ...
Senate/Assembly pass managed care tax legislation, including elimination of DP/NF clawback
Both the Assembly and Senate passed the managed care organization (MCO) financing package on February 29. Of interest to district/municipal hospital...
Kaweah Delta asks legislators to vote 'yes' on managed care bill
The Kaweah Delta Health Care District is calling on local legislators to vote for the state’s Managed Care Organizations (MCO) bill package, which w...
Fight Looms Over Medi-Cal For Adult Immigrants Without Papers
A plan to offer full state-sponsored health benefits for adult immigrants without papers is likely to spark one of the biggest political fights of the...
Covered California Takes Aim At System Gamers
It may soon become harder to enroll in Covered California health plans outside the regular open-enrollment period. Covered California, the state healt...
California Legislature poised to pass replacement tax on health care plans
SACRAMENTO — After months of uncertainty, the Legislature appears poised to approve a tax on health care plans that would generate $1.27 billion...