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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.

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?