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California To Pay About $1.3 Billion For Medicaid Expansion In First Year Of State Contributions

By Emily Bazar May 18, 2017

The payment is only 5 percent of the total cost of Medi-Cal’s expansion this year, but experts say it adds to an already-stretched budget.

Cómo aliviar el dolor financiero de los planes de salud con deducibles altos

By Emily Bazar April 28, 2017

Pase lo que pase con el Obamacare, es bastante seguro que una tendencia en la atención de salud continuará: cada vez más personas tendrán planes de salud con deducibles altos. Cómo enfrentarlos.

How To Ease The Financial Pain Of High-Deductible Health Plans

By Emily Bazar April 28, 2017

You might save money on premiums with a high-deductible health plan only to find you’re spending more on the back end. These tips will help you minimize your expenses for medical treatment and prescriptions.

Grasping For The Middle Ground On Obamacare

By Emily Bazar April 14, 2017

A University of Southern California professor says conservatives and liberals should split the difference: Scrap the exchanges and expand Medicaid.

Covered California Expects 12.5% Average Rate Rise In 2018

By Emily Bazar and Anna Gorman and Pauline Bartolone August 2, 2017

The figure could be higher if President Trump ends an important consumer subsidy, which he has threatened to do. Anthem Blue Cross will pull out of the exchange and the overall individual market in 16 of 19 regions in the state.

¿Siente dolor? Muchos médicos dicen que los analgésicos no son la solución

By Emily Bazar March 31, 2017

Muchos médicos ya no recetan generosamente analgésicos opioides como la oxicodona o el fentanilo para el dolor de espalda o las migrañas. En cambio, recurren cada vez más a opciones no farmacológicas como la acupuntura y la fisioterapia.

In Pain? Many Doctors Say Opioids Are Not The Answer

By Emily Bazar March 31, 2017

The opioid addiction crisis has led to a crackdown on prescriptions for chronic pain patients, who are increasingly given less addictive painkillers along with referrals for acupuncture, physical therapy, massage and even yoga.

GOP Bill’s Unheralded Changes In Rules Could Undermine Health And Prospects Of Neediest

By Emily Bazar March 20, 2017

Lesser-known provisions in the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act would push some Medicaid enrollees out of coverage and cause financial pain for others.

Californians Speak After GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Attempt Falls Flat

By California Healthline and KFF Health News staff March 27, 2017

From a Democratic governor in the Capitol to a mother of seven on Medi-Cal in the unsung town of Dinuba, 13 Californians react to the surprising news that the Affordable Care Act is alive and kicking.

Blue Shield Has Highest Share Of Enrollees In Covered California

By Chad Terhune and Emily Bazar May 22, 2017

Covered California enrollees continue to be among the healthiest in the nation, which exchange officials hope will hold down rate hikes next year.

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