With health care costs skyrocketing, lawmakers shouldn't make matters worse by forcing expansions of care.

Billions of dollars have been cut from California’s public health programs because of federal budget cuts, state health ...

Even though the federal penalty for not having health insurance ended, five places still charge residents a fee.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California is encouraging all uninsured Californians to sign up for health insurance by Dec. 31.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Here’s help in sorting out what the expiration of the enhanced subsidies for insurance provided under the ...

KFF, a nonprofit health policy organization founded in San Francisco, has released new data predicting a 26% increase in health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act coverage next year.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Despite the loss of federal subsidies that lowered costs for millions, California’s private health insurance ...

Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) has introduced or reintroduced a form of the bill four times over the past five years.

The idea of a government-run universal health care program that would replace private insurance as the sole payer of health care costs faces as many headwinds as ever. It had fallen onto the ...

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