Editorial
Rock the New Year in 2015
We have experienced and learned a lot since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Think about what your agency has gone through the past five years. Now combine all of that with the tsunami […]
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In the News
Officials Respond to Massive Health-Care Data Breach
A number of high-level state officials have mobilized to protect Californians in the wake of what could be one of the largest health-care data breaches in the U.S. Last week a breach of Anthem Inc. […]
Insurance Insider Newsletter
Have Insurers Found a New Way to Weed Out Members?
Eliminating discrimination on the basis of preexisting conditions is one of the central features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But there is evidence that insurers are resorting to other tactics to dissuade high-cost patients […]
Insurance Insider Newsletter
Key Trends in Personal Accident and Health Insurance
The U.S. insurance segment for personal accident and health accounted for 35% of the industry’s gross written premium in 2013. The segment recorded a compound annual growth rate of 3.5% during the review from 2009 […]
In the News
Jerry Brown Appoints New Health Care Services Head
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed the head of a non-profit managed care association director of the California Department of Health Care Services, his office said Monday. Jennifer Kent replaces Toby Douglas, who announced last year […]
Others
800,000 California Households Receive Health Subsidies
Some 800,000 California households received $3.2 billion in federal health care subsidies last year, officials said Monday. Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee said the average household subsidy exceeded $5,200. Lee’s announcement was meant to […]