Health Insurance

UC Lifts Caps On Student Health Insurance

University of California officials have agreed to lift a cap on health insurance coverage that threatened to leave students with catastrophic illnesses such as cancer with big medical bills, it was reported Wednesday.

2013/05/08

California Health Care Costs To Rise Under Affordable Care Act

A new report commissioned by California’s health care exchange says individuals who buy their own health plans will see the cost rise an average of 14 percent next year under the Affordable Care Act.

2013/03/28

CVS Ordering Workers To Reveal Weight, Health Info

Pharmacy giant CVS has told workers in the Bay Area and around the nation to reveal their weight and other health information, or pay extra for health coverage.

2013/03/21

KCBS In Depth: California’s Health Benefit Exchange

California implements its Health Benefit Exchange next year. Some say ‘Covered California’ will be a game changer for both consumers and providers.

2013/03/14

Obamacare supporters celebrate the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Health Act on June 28, 2012 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

ObamaCare 101: Separating Fact From Fiction

What does ObamaCare mean for you? The more you understand, the better you’ll fare.

2013/02/28

California 1st To Set Health Benefits Under Federal Overhaul

California’s health benefit exchange is the first in the nation to create standard benefits designed to help people shop for insurance coverage under the federal health care overhaul.

2013/02/13

California Awarded $674M To Build Health Insurance Exchange

California has been awarded a $674 million federal grant to continue developing and building an online insurance marketplace under the federal health care reform law, state officials announced Thursday.

2013/01/17

California Governor Jerry Brown. (Max Whittaker/Getty Images)

Wary Of Cost, Gov. Brown Commits State To Health Reform

Gov. Jerry Brown says he is firmly committed to making national health care reform work in California, but he also is wary of the potential costs.

2013/01/13

California State Capitol in Sacramento (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

California Given Green Light To Run Own Health Insurance Market

The federal government has approved California’s plan to run its own health insurance market, a milestone in the state’s effort to meet the national health care reform law.

2013/01/03

More Details Emerging About California Health Care Exchange Program

The five-member Benefit Exchange Board is making key decisions in Sacramento to lay the groundwork for who qualifies for affordable health care coverage and how they can access those plans.

2012/08/23

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