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What’s Ahead in California’s Health Insurance Market

Don’t wait to start working with your groups to enroll in a health plan. This was a central message of the recent Warner Fest event in Woodland Hills, Calif.  John Nelson, CEO of Warner Pacific […]

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Making the Most Out of Open Enrollment

Nearly half of employees are stressed by the open enrollment process and only half are confident about the benefit decisions they made last year, according to a study by MetLife. Millennials are the most stressed […]

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HMOs Beat PPOs on Cost and Quality

California’s commercial HMOs outperform commercial PPOs on most clinical quality measures. They also consistently provide less costly care. The average yearly cost is $4,245 per HMO enrollee versus $4,455 per PPO enrollee, according to the […]

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Medical Marijuana Reduces Medicare Part D Drugs Costs

Medical marijuana saves state and federal governments millions of dollars on Medicare. For example, prescriptions for painkillers have dipped drastically in states where medical marijuana is available, according to a Univ. of Georgia study published […]

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Covered California Rates Jump 13% in 2017

Covered California’s premiums jumped 13.2% for 2017, up from about a 4% increase in each of the past two years. However, most consumers will see a much smaller increase or pay less next year if […]

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No End in Sight for Escalating Prescription Drug Spending

Prescription drug costs are rising more than 10% a year, which is twice the rate of medical costs increases according to an A.M. Best report. Retail prescription drug spending grew 12.2% in 2014 compared to […]