With the crumbling of the latest GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, many Americans seem more willing to discuss what a single-pay...
A Tale Of Two States: California, Texas And The Latest ACA Repeal Bid
The GOP’s latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act wobbled on Friday as Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he could not support it. But the bil...
Federal ACA Activities 9/20/17
We wanted to provide you with an update on federal activities around the repeal of the ACA. As you have heard in the press, there is renewed interest ...
California, Other States To Extend Obamacare Sign-Up Beyond Federal Limit
California and several other states will exempt themselves this year from a new Trump administration rule that cuts in half the amount of time consume...
For Millions Of Insured Californians, State Health Laws Don’t Apply
True or false? If you’re a Californian with private health insurance, you have the right to an appointment within a certain number of hours or days,...
For Covered California, Uncertainty Is The New Certainty
SACRAMENTO — Covered California’s board made several multimillion-dollar decisions Thursday, all addressing one unsettling theme: uncertainty. Ov...
Medi-Cal Sued For Pushing Patients Into Managed Care Despite Judges’ Orders
Alondra Diaz can’t get enough of Elmo and Barney, and she adores picture books. The 14-year-old, who will enter high school next week, has several c...
Why A Pennsylvania Insurer’s Collapse Could Whack Californians In the Wallet
Health insurers across the country are on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in losses stemming from the recent insolvency of Penn Treaty Am...
McCain Votes No, Derails ‘Skinny Repeal’ In Marathon Session
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who interrupted brain cancer treatment to return to Capitol Hill and advance the health law repeal, cast th...
Senate Parliamentarian Upends GOP Hopes For Health Bill
The official rules keeper in the Senate Friday tossed a bucket of cold water on the Senate Republican health bill by advising that major parts of the ...