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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Residents of Coachella Valley suffer high rates of sickness

December 22, 2011, 12:05 AM
Although they live near the trappings of a fit and healthy lifestyle, close to lush golf courses and luxury day spas, Coachella Valley residents are sicker and in poorer health than other Californians, according to a new analysis of multiple health studies. In a comparison of... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Dozens of groups lobbying insurance bill

August 25, 2011, 12:05 AM
A bill that would give government agencies a strong hand in determining health insurance rates was lobbied by at least six dozen groups between April and July. This makes it possibly the most controversial of the bills before legislative appropriations committees as they move to clear their... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed, Money and Politics

Judge rules against Livermore Lab retirees on UC medical benefits

June 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
A judge has ruled that the University of California does not have to provide university-sponsored medical benefits to retirees of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, whose health benefits were altered after the lab's management changed in 2007. Plaintiffs and Livermore Lab retirees... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

New federal law doesn't change Calif. health insurance debate

May 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
Last week federal authorities announced the latest power granted to states under the health reform law: Regulators can scrutinize proposed health insurance rate hikes of 10 percent or more. The news did little to change the landscape in California or to diffuse differences over a proposed bill... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawmakers advance health reform bills

May 4, 2011, 12:05 AM
Even as the U.S. House of Representatives voted to strip funding from the nation’s health reform law yesterday, California lawmakers were advancing bills meant to implement parts of the law early and make sure people are alerted to new benefits as they become available. Three bills would... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Committee OKs bill giving state say in insurance rate hikes

April 27, 2011, 12:05 AM
A controversial bill that would allow state regulators to prohibit “excessive” health insurance rate increases was passed by a key legislative committee yesterday. The bill would allow health insurance regulators to approve, deny or modify proposed hikes in health insurance... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawmakers seek to strengthen, speed up health reform

March 23, 2011, 12:06 AM
A prominent California health advocacy group issued a report yesterday lauding the changes ushered in by federal health reform and highlighting a slate of legislation that would support and strengthen its effect in California. The law has improved access to health insurance coverage to... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Study: Long-term supply of the pill means fewer abortions

March 10, 2011, 12:06 AM
Research from UC San Francisco suggests that Medi-Cal, California's version of Medicaid, could save money and decrease abortion rates by allowing women to stockpile the pill. The study, which was first published online in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that low-income women... + read more
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Fight escalates over insurance ties to Iran

November 10, 2010, 12:05 AM
California's battle over insurance companies with investments linked to Iran's nuclear, energy and military industries has landed in court. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, who has been cajoling insurance companies to halt their Iranian-linked investments, yesterday sued the state... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Low-cost health plans often mean high-cost treatment

October 29, 2010, 12:05 AM
Three million Californians in 2007 were enrolled in high-deductible health plans of $1,000 or more, which can cause policyholders to delay care, according to a report released yesterday by UCLA researchers. The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research examined the health plan enrollment of the... + read more
Mike Villines speaks at a budget press conference in 2008.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Despite self-imposed bans, insurance donations slip into campaigns

October 11, 2010, 12:05 AM
With the next California insurance commissioner expected to play a significant role in the way national health care reform is implemented in the state, the insurance industry is watching the race between Democrat Dave Jones and Republican Mike Villines closely. According to filings with the... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

In advance of health reform law, insurers deny policies tailored to kids

September 22, 2010, 12:05 AM
Rather than implement a major portion of federal health reform, several big health insurers are saying they will no longer cover ailing children meant to benefit under the new law. Part of the Obama administration's health reform law kicks in tomorrow, mandating insurers to cover children... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Nearly 1 in 4 lacked health insurance in 2009

August 24, 2010, 12:05 AM
Drops in income and job-based health coverage left 24 percent of Californians uninsured last year, according to estimates by UCLA researchers. The number of uninsured residents younger than age 65 was even higher in 37 counties. The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research estimated how many non... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

As insurers fight back, lawmakers craft agency to manage coverage

August 9, 2010, 12:05 AM
Moving forward on a pillar of President Obama's health care overhaul, California is expected to create one of the first health insurance exchanges in the United States, despite complaints from insurance companies about a "politicized" system for setting rates. All states are... + read more
Mike Villines
Daily Report: Money and Politics

How did Mike Villines lose to a virtual unknown?

June 10, 2010, 5:12 AM
The Republican primary for Insurance Commissioner may be one of the biggest surprises of Tuesday’s primary elections, leaving many puzzled by the results. Brian FitzGerald, an Insurance Department enforcement lawyer, spent less than the $5,000 threshold that would force him to... + read more
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