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Many Families With Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 23, 2022

If family coverage on an employer-sponsored plan is too expensive, a worker’s spouse and dependents may be eligible for Affordable Care Act subsidies under a new federal rule.

Muchas familias con cobertura de empleador inasequible ahora son elegibles para subsidios de Covered California

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 23, 2022

El gobierno federal ha corregido recientemente una controversial norma del Departamento del Tesoro vinculada a la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA), que denegaba la ayuda a muchas familias cuya cobertura basada en sus trabajos se salía de sus presupuestos.

ER Doctors Call Private Equity Staffing Practices Illegal and Seek to Ban Them

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 22, 2022

Doctors, consumer advocates, and some lawmakers are looking forward to a California lawsuit against private equity-backed Envision Healthcare. The case is part of a multistate effort to enforce rules banning corporate ownership of physician practices.

Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack

By Darius Tahir and Bernard J. Wolfson and Daniel Chang March 8, 2024

The cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division is the worst on the health care industry in U.S. history, hospitals say. Providers struggling to get paid for care say the response by the insurer and the Biden administration has been inadequate.

Listen: Generous Deals, and a Few Unwanted Surprises, at Covered California

January 28, 2022

Southern California correspondent Bernard J. Wolfson answers questions about the health coverage deals available on California’s Affordable Care Act marketplace during Radio Bilingüe’s news program “Línea Abierta.”

Journalists Cover the Gamut, From Rising Insulin Costs to Delays in Autism Care for Kids

April 23, 2022

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Election Canvassers Want Latinos to Know Voting Is Good for Their Health

By Bernard J. Wolfson November 7, 2022

One of the nation’s largest community clinic chains is running a get-out-the-vote campaign in Los Angeles and Orange counties this election, targeting primarily Latino communities, where turnout tends to be low.

Voluntarios electorales quieren que los latinos sepan que votar es bueno para su salud

By Bernard J. Wolfson November 7, 2022

En los últimos años, las instituciones de atención de salud a lo largo de todo Estados Unidos han realizado esfuerzos para promover el voto, inspiradas por la creciente creencia de que votar mejora la salud de las personas y las comunidades.

California Hospitals Seek a Broad Bailout, but They Don’t All Need It

By Samantha Young and Angela Hart May 25, 2023

As hospitals squeeze Democratic leaders in Sacramento for more money, health care finance experts and former state officials warn against falling for the industry’s fear tactics. They point to healthy profits and a recession-era financing scheme that allows rich hospitals to take tax money from poorer ones.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally Fixing the ‘Family Glitch’

October 13, 2022

The Biden administration has decided to try to fix the so-called “family glitch” in the Affordable Care Act without an act of Congress. The provision has prevented workers’ families from getting subsidized coverage if an employer offer is unaffordable. Meanwhile, Medicare’s open enrollment period begins Oct. 15, and private Medicare Advantage plans are poised to cover more than half of Medicare’s 65 million enrollees. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read.

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