Latest California Healthline Stories
UnitedHealthcare To Exit All But ‘Handful’ Of Obamacare Markets In 2017
UnitedHealthcare said Tuesday it will leave most of the 34 states in which it offers health insurance under Obamacare, but Nevada and Virginia are two markets it will retain a presence. Company officials would not say if the changes would affect customers in California, but United had a small portion of the Covered California market.
Competition Suffers Most If UnitedHealth Exits Obamacare In 2017: Analysis
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released Monday, a day ahead of UnitedHealth’s expected announcement, finds 1.1 million consumers would have no choice in health insurance plans if the giant insurer drops out of Obamacare marketplaces as threatened.
More Customers Dumped From Covered California Without Notice
Nearly 2,000 pregnant women join the ranks of Covered California customers whose health plans have been automatically — and sometimes mysteriously — canceled.
Should Adults Living In The Country Illegally Qualify For Full Medi-Cal Benefits?
Two state senators and a health foundation executive offer their perspectives.
State Junks $179 Million Medi-Cal IT System, Will Start From Scratch
Legal settlement is reached with system contractor Xerox after attempt at modernization falls years behind schedule.
Covered California Imposes New Quality, Cost Conditions On Plans
In a sweeping overhaul of its contracts, the state’s insurance exchange will require health plans to hold doctors and hospitals accountable for quality and cost.
Prices And Health Care Quality: Many Consumers Don’t See A Link
A study in the journal Health Affairs found a majority of people don’t associate price and quality in health care services. The study provides useful information for health care organizations that are trying to understand how people make choices and developing consumer tools, says the UCSF professor who led the research.
This Family Says No To Medi-Cal, But A Computer Won’t Listen
Some families may have difficulty removing eligible children from Medi-Cal and consolidating everyone’s coverage under a single health plan.
Major Employers Decry Sutter Health’s Tactics In Dispute Over Prices
Sutter Health, with dominant market share in Northern California, is insisting that employers sign arbitration agreements or face sharply higher out-of-network rates.
Anthem-Cigna Merger Proposal Takes A Grilling
The state insurance commissioner and consumer advocates expressed skepticism at a hearing on the huge insurance deal.