Latest California Healthline Stories
ACA Could Be a Boon for American Indians, but Enrollment Challenges Remain
Helping American Indians and Alaska Natives enroll in Affordable Care Act coverage can be difficult, even though doing so would improve health disparities and bring in more funding for tribal health care providers.
What the Anthem-Cigna Mega-Merger Could Mean for California
Anthem plans to buy Cigna, and their merger would create a new top player in California’s insurance market. But how much will it actually shake up California?
Exchange Ponders Adult Vision Benefit
Covered California is considering adding adult vision benefits to insurance coverage sold through the exchange.
Oscar Wants To ‘Revolutionize’ Health Care. But Will It Even Survive Covered California?
Oscar, the buzzed-about health insurance startup, will join Covered California this year. Can it deliver on its hype, or will it get lost in the crowd?
San Diego Navigators Target Hard-To-Reach Groups for Exchange
A dozen agencies serving San Diego County received Covered California navigator grants to help bring harder-to-reach populations into the health insurance exchange.
Exchange Updates Price Reducer
Covered California premium rates will rise by an average of 4% across the state next year — but each individual consumer may be able to significantly lower that number by using an updated shop-and-compare tool.
Exchange Set To Reveal Premium Rates
About 1.3 million Californians will see a change in Covered California’s health plan rates expected to be announced today. The question is: How much?
Covered California Takes Conservative Fiscal Move Toward Self-Sufficiency
The state’s health benefit exchange, largest in the nation, is on schedule to support itself by next fiscal year — and that means scaling back this year.
Study: Quality, Access Not Affected by Covered California Narrow Networks
A new study suggests narrower hospital networks offered in plans through Covered California do not reduce quality or access.
Uninsured Rate for ‘Young Invincibles’ Dips Below 10% at State Universities
A sharp decline in the rate of uninsured Latino students contributed to overall low uninsured rates at seven California State University campuses, according to research released yesterday.