October 14, 20170Comments

Trump Acting Solo: What You Need To Know About Changes To The Health Law

By Julie Rovner and Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby October 13, 2017 Apparently frustrated by Congress’ inability to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump this week

March 9, 20170Comments

Five Ways The GOP Health Bill Would Reverse Course From The ACA

By Julie Rovner After literally years of promises, House Republicans finally have a bill they say will “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Some conservative Republicans have derided the new proposal

November 7, 20160Comments

California’s Drug Price Initiative: Will Voters ‘Send A Signal To Washington’?

By Pauline Bartolone November 7, 2016 This year, Mary O’Connor and her father made voting a family affair. O’Connor’s father is a Vietnam veteran, so she was especially interested in his views

September 17, 20150Comments

What the Anthem-Cigna Mega-Merger Could Mean for California

by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor, California Healthline, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 By sheer number of covered lives, Kaiser Permanente has been California's largest health insurer for decades. But if Anthem

August 20, 20150Comments

Nearly 950K Enrolled in Fed Exchange Since Open Enrollment Ended

California Healthline, Friday, August 14, 2015 Nearly 950,000 U.S. residents have selected health plans through the federal exchange since the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period ended in February, the Wall

July 24, 20150Comments

It’s All About The Money: How Mandatory Mail Order Pharmacy Puts The Lives of People Living With HIV and Hepatitis C At Risk

Michelle Sherman from MichRx Pharmacist Consulting Services, Inc and HIVThrive.com has a guest blog featured at the ADAP Advocacy Association on the very important topic of Mail Order Pharmacy. You can

July 24, 20150Comments

Anthem, Cigna Appear Close To Reaching $48B Merger Deal

California Healthline, Friday, July 24, 2015 On Friday, Anthem announced it has agreed to acquire Cigna for $48.4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. The total deal, including debt, is valued

June 27, 20150Comments

Overdoses Are Leading Cause of Injury-Related Deaths in California

California Healthline, Thursday, June 18, 2015 Drug overdoses now are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in 36 states, including California, according to a report released Wednesday by Trust for America's

May 26, 20150Comments

Covered California Approves Specialty Rx Price Caps for 2016

California Healthline, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Last week, Covered California's board of directors unanimously voted to impose a cap on out-of-pocket costs for specialty prescription drugs for consumers who purchase 2016

April 23, 20150Comments

Jones Urges Covered California To Lower Specialty Rx Drug Price Cap

California Healthline, Thursday, April 16, 2015 On Wednesday, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones (D) urged Covered California to adopt a lower specialty prescription drug price cap for its 2016 health plans, arguing

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