By Barbara Feder Ostrov of California Healthline Mary Julia Klimenko, 69, in her office in Benicia, California in January 2016. The therapist invested in a long-term care insurance policy, but her monthly premiums have nearly quadrupled […]
By Jenny Gold of California Heallthline Tucked in remarks the president made Tuesday on the opioid epidemic was his announcement of a new task force on mental health parity — aimed at ensuring that people with […]
By Ana B. Ibarra of CaliforniaHealthline SAN FRANCISCO — State insurance commissioner Dave Jones continued to make his skepticism clear regarding Anthem Inc.’s proposed $54.2 billion acquisition of Cigna Corp. during a hearing here on […]
From californiahealthline.org. The creators’ goal is to reduce medical expenses by 2 percent to 3 percent, with savings coming from such things as eliminating duplicate laboratory and imaging tests when a patient transfers care to […]
By David Gorn Many Californians don’t realize they can lodge an official complaint about their health plan, and even if they do, they often have no idea how to do it, according to consumer advocates […]
By Chad Terhune SAN FRANCISCO — The head of Aetna Inc., the nation’s third-largest health insurer, said he supports insurance exchanges, even though he questioned their sustainability earlier this month and lost money in the […]
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