by Renée-Marie Stephano, JD, His heart was ticking. So, too, was his time. Pablo Concepcion had to find a hospital that would enable him to receive a desperately needed heart transplant. Anytime soon would […]
IN CALIFORNIA Covered California Considers Vision Plans and Medi-Cal Last month, the Covered California Board introduced potential policy changes affecting everything from vision plans to Medi-Cal. The board is looking for ways to offer vision […]
HEALTHCARE How Brokers Are Finding Opportunities in the ACA More than half of brokers are confident about the future of their firms and their industry while 41% say that health care reform offers business opportunities. […]
HEALTH INSURANCE Judge Tells Aetna to Pay for Cancer Treatment A Texas judge granted a restraining order preventing Aetna from denying cancer treatment to a man with advanced prostate cancer. Bobby Allen Bean’s doctors recommended […]
IN CALIFORNIA Individual Health Insurance Market Fails Farmers and Ranchers About one in three California family farmers and ranchers must purchase health coverage through the costly individual market, according to a report by the Access […]
HEALTHCARE Actuaries Detail the Drivers of Health Insurance Premium Changes for 2016 According to a brief by the American Academy of Actuaries the following factors affect health insurance premium changes for 2016: Underlying growth in […]
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