Thursday, September 2, 2010
Los Angeles health officials stepped up efforts on Wednesday to push for legalizing a bill that would require insurance companies to pay for smoking cessation aides and treatments. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger should take a bold step to sign
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
BusinessWire – SeeChange Health Insurance Company, a provider of value-based health insurance plans to employers, has partnered with California State Parks to provide reimbursement to its members for day use park fees. Since SeeChange Health
Thursday, August 26, 2010
A six-month battle in California over health insurance has come to an end. When health insurer Anthem Blue Cross announced rate hikes last March of up to 39 percent for individual policyholders, it made national news. The Obama
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
California insurance regulators cleared the way Wednesday for Anthem Blue Cross to implement scaled-back rate hikes after a previous rate increase was canceled amid an uproar over its size. Anthem said it
TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Keenan & Associates, the largest privately held insurance brokerage and consulting firm in California, has announced a strategic alliance with the Schools Association for Excess Risk (SAFER) joint powers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California health insurance providers would be prohibited from raising their rates more than once a year under a bill moving through the state Legislature. The state Senate on Monday voted 21-13 in favor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The state Assembly approved legislation Friday that will begin the process of establishing a health insurance exchange in California, one in a series of steps the Legislature is considering to enact changes prescribed by federal
Health insurance consumers concerned about rate increases can now keep track of them online by visiting the California Department of Insurance’s website. The department has launched a new electronic service to
Health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross of California announced the hiring of a former Aetna executive as its new president and general manager. Pam Kehaly, who has worked in the health insurance
Shield of California on Wednesday, accusing the nonprofit health plan of overcharging thousands of policyholders who bought safety-net insurance for people who were sick or jobless. Amalia Lample said in her lawsuit that Blue Shield, the state’s