Latest California Healthline Stories
No Immediate Changes To Your Obamacare Coverage
Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, state officials and advocates say your health plan is safe for now.
Covered California’s Future In Peril If Federal Subsidies Dry Up
Director Peter Lee reminds consumers that the insurance exchange remains ‘open for business’ as he looks for ways to work with the new Trump Administration.
Millions Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump Plan
But block grants face likely resistance from states, poised to lose many millions.
Momentum To Regulate Drug Prices Uncertain After Prop 61 Defeat, Republican Victories
Any proposals to rein in prescription drug costs will likely come from states, rather than national lawmakers, experts say.
Millones podrían perder el Medicaid bajo el plan de Trump
El mayor riesgo para los beneficiarios del Medicaid proviene de las promesas del presidente electo Donald Trump, y otros republicanos, de revocar la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (ACA).
California’s Torn Reaction To Obamacare’s Potential Demise
Interviews around the state yield varied responses to the prospect that a Trump Administration will dismantle Obamacare. Many people are stunned and scared; others welcome repeal.
Obamacare ‘Replacement’ Might Look Familiar
Republicans want to jettison the health law, but some features are already hardwired into the system.
California Lends Its Weight To Wider Marijuana Acceptance
The number of states with laws permitting marijuana use underscores a national cultural shift toward wider acceptance of the drug, despite the federal ban and limited evidence on the public health impacts of legalization.
Repealing The Affordable Care Act Could Be More Complicated Than It Looks
Republicans will likely chip away at the ACA piecemeal and say they will try to provide a soft exit.
California Faces Major Reversal If Trump, Congress Scrap Health Law
Uninsured Californians could more than double to 7.5 million if Affordable Care Act is repealed.