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California’s Drug Price Initiative: Will Voters ‘Send A Signal To Washington’?

By Pauline Bartolone November 7, 2016

Despite heavy opposition from the pharmaceutical industry and skepticism from policy experts, many voters see Proposition 61 as a way to protest the nation’s mounting drug prices.

Blue Shield Again Owes Californians Millions In Health Care Rebates

By Pauline Bartolone November 1, 2016

The insurer is on the hook for $25 million in refunds to about 240,000 enrollees with employer coverage.

California Health Care Workers Hope New Workplace Standard Will Prevent On-The-Job Assaults

By Pauline Bartolone October 21, 2016

A Cal/OSHA rule approved Thursday offers new protections to workers, some of whom have been attacked and injured, even killed, on the job.

New California Law Will More Finely Parse Health Data On Asians

By Pauline Bartolone October 19, 2016

Advocates hope better data will help ethnic communities.

Need Pricey Drugs From An Obamacare Plan? You May Shoulder More Of The Cost

By Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas December 6, 2016

A Kaiser Health News analysis finds that the portion of federal marketplace plans requiring people to pay a third or more of the cost of specialty drugs have jumped from 37 to 63 percent since 2014. California has greater protections to limit consumer costs.

What Would A Public Insurance Option Look Like In California?

By Pauline Bartolone October 11, 2016

California might not need one, UCLA health policy expert Gerald Kominski said in an interview — but he added that it could provide a backstop against potential future retrenchment by private sector health plans in the state’s ACA insurance exchange.

How Would Repeal Of The ACA Affect Californians’ Health Coverage?

By Pauline Bartolone and Lydia Zuraw December 14, 2016

Our interactive map gives a county-by-county look at the percentage of people covered by Covered California and Medi-Cal expansion.

Many Parents With Job-Based Coverage Turn To Medicaid, CHIP To Insure Kids

By Michelle Andrews and Pauline Bartolone December 12, 2016

Researcher says the reliance on public programs is a lesson for lawmakers who will be considering renewing CHIP next year.

In House Majority Leader’s Calif. District, Many Depend On Health Law He Wants To Scrap

By Emily Bazar and Pauline Bartolone December 5, 2016

Some of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s constituents fear his vow to repeal Obamacare now and replace it later could rob them of coverage.

Tobacco Tax Ballot Measure Would Fund Health Care For California’s Poor — But How?

By Pauline Bartolone September 23, 2016

The state tax would boost the Medi-Cal budget by millions, but it’s unclear how the money will be distributed. And that’s by design.

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