Health Insurance
California Lawmakers Moving Forward With New Health Insurance Rules
California lawmakers have taken their first step toward passing new consumer protections under the federal health care overhaul, such as guaranteeing coverage even with pre-existing conditions
ObamaCare 101: Separating Fact From Fiction
What does ObamaCare mean for you? The more you understand, the better you’ll fare.
10 Jobs With A High Starting Salary
Sacramento’s higher education graduates in some fields do better than others. Find out who’s earning the most.
Assembly Passes Bills Broadening Mental Health Coverage
The state Assembly has passed a set of bills intended to broaden the mental health and health care services covered by private insurance plans.
Senate Gets Bill Regulating Health Insurance Rates
A key legislative committee approved a bill Thursday to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but the measure faces a stiff fight on the California Senate floor.
Call Kurtis: I Don’t Have Insurance, Don’t Take Me To The Hospital
Some have been forced in this economy to drop their pricey medical insurance. A Loomis man without coverage says first responders forced him to the hospital after his motorcycle crash. Now he faces more than $40,000 in bills he doesn’t feel he should have to pay.
3 Insurers Agree To Delay Calif Rate Increases
Customers of three California health insurers will get some breathing room after the companies agreed to delay rate increases for 60 days.
Fed, State Vow To Push Back On Blue Shield Hike
Anthem Blue Cross is hiking rates 9.8 percent on average for individual insurance policyholders, on the heels of a rate hike in October that averaged 14 percent.
Blue Shield Seeks Huge Rate Hikes
Blue Shield of California is seeking another round of rate hikes that would mean a cumulative increase averaging over 30 percent over a five-month span for nearly 200,000 policy holders.
Gov. Appoints Staffers To Oversee Online Health Insurance Marketplace
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed two members of his administration to a board that will oversee California’s implementation of the new federal health care law.
California Fines Insurers For Underpaying Hospitals And Doctors
California’s seven largest health insurers face nearly $5 million in fines for allegedly failing to pay hospitals and physicians fairly and on time.
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