Health Insurance
ConsumerWatch: Some Californians To Receive Health Insurance Rebates
More than a million Californians will receive rebates from their health insurers next week. The refunds are the first tangible results of the federal health care overhaul.
KCBS In Depth: Push For States To Opt In On Affordable Care Act
Now that the Affordable Care Act has been ruled on by the highest court in the land, participation in the health insurance program is the next hurdle for proponents. And, it stands to reason that the medical community will have a lot to say to state officials across the nation who are thinking of “opting out.”
Calif. Likely Among First States With Health Insurance Exchange
After Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act, several million Californians could be among the first in the nation to qualify for government subsidized insurance because of state efforts.
Supreme Court Upholds President’s Health Care Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance.
Blue Shield Rate Hike Fuels California Campaign For Insurance Reform
Health insurance premiums for more than 300,000 Blue Shield customers in California went up eight percent under a rate increase that took effect Thursday.
Calif. State Senate Gets Bill Regulating Health Insurance Rates
A key Senate committee has approved a bill to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but it faces a stiff fight on the Senate floor.
HealthWatch: Insurers Required To Offer No Copay Birth Control
Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores.
California Moves To Control Health Insurance Rates
A California legislative committee on Wednesday narrowly approved a bill that would give state officials the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but even some supporters said it will need major changes to survive.
California Bill Targets Excess Health Insurance Rates
A bill that would allow state officials to reject rate increases proposed by health insurers is under intense lobbying pressure as it faces a key committee vote this week.
California Senate Takes Up Health Care Premium Regulation
A bill authored by California’s insurance commissioner would require health insurance companies to get permission from regulators before implementing a rate hike.
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