Latest California Healthline Stories
What the Insiders Will Be Watching During the ACA’s Second Open Enrollment Period
With the Affordable Care Act’s second open enrollment period set to kick off this weekend, many observers are focusing on how many people will sign up for coverage. What else are experts paying attention to? California Healthline asked several to find out.
An Election Night Murder-Mystery: What Killed Prop. 45?
More than 60% of Californians once supported it. More than 60% of Californians voted against it. Why did Proposition 45 bloom and die so quickly? Here’s a list of likely suspects.
Will Rate Regulation Return to Legislature?
Did voters’ rejection of Proposition 45 yesterday ‘poison the well’ for future efforts in California, or will health insurance rate regulation be taken up again in the Legislature?
Health Insurance Recruiting Project Showing Results at California Colleges
A program to get California college students signed up for health insurance has shown promising results and could be a model for other university systems.
State Unveils Health Plan Report Cards
Release of health plan and medical group ratings for consumers was moved up to coincide with Covered California open enrollment, due to start next month.
Anthem’s New Partnership With Seven Hospitals Builds on an Old Idea in California
Vivity — a new Southern California product from Anthem Blue Cross — debuted to considerable fanfare last month. California already has a rich history of managed care and integrated networks, so is there anything unique about this particular arrangement? “Road to Reform” consulted the experts to find out.
Employers’ Reform ‘Scorecard’ Shows Continuing Shift in Value-Oriented Pay
California has a higher percentage of value-oriented care — such as capitated payment systems — than most of the country, but the national numbers are inching closer, according to a national report on payment reform released today.
New Enrollment Numbers Temper Fears of Individual Insurance Market Crash
When the Affordable Care Act first rolled out, about one million Californians had their health coverage canceled because their policies didn’t meet federal standards. New enrollment numbers show the market has rebounded — and then some.
Intervenor Role Now Politically Charged
The latest volley in the war over Proposition 45, the November ballot initiative to regulate health insurance rate hikes, is over intervenors who play an obscure role in the state’s process for overseeing insurance.
Cedars-Sinai Didn’t Make the List in Year 1. What Will Year 2 of Narrow Networks Hold?
Covered California’s goal of expanding access to coverage didn’t mean that customers had access to all providers, as health plans chose to leave one of the state’s best — and priciest — hospitals off their provider lists. One year later, does the decision still make sense? And what will happen in the upcoming enrollment period?