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4/22/2013
Some lawmakers push for basic health care plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A plan being pushed by some California lawmakers would give immigrants living in the country illegally—and legal residents who can't afford health insurance but don't qualify for Medi-Cal—basic low-cost health care.
 
4/15/2013
Medical professionals look to expand turf
They want to take care of you. Doctors, nurses and a variety of specialized health professionals are duking it out in California's Capitol over who should get your business once federal law requires that everyone have health insurance.
 
2/28/2013
Insurers not covering behavioral therapies
Insurers have been skirting their obligation under recently enacted state law to provide costly behavioral therapies for autism, according to the Department of Insurance, which is proposing emergency regulations aimed at enforcing the law. In July, California joined more than two dozen other states in requiring private insurers to cover such treatments when medically necessary.
 
2/20/2013
Commissioner touts new health-care regions
Saying the Legislature's existing proposal could exacerbate rate shock, state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones unveiled his own proposal Tuesday for dividing California into geographic regions for implementing federal health-care reform.
 
2/19/2013
Geography to play larger role in health premiums
Whether it's the densely populated Southern California coast or the mountains of rural Northern California, geography is going to play a larger role in the cost of health insurance under the federal health care overhaul set to take effect next year.
 
11/21/2011
'Essential' also must be affordable
The Affordable Care Act, landmark health care reform legislation, was signed into law nearly two years ago. The most difficult - and potentially costly - part of implementing health care reform begins now.
 

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