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The program is scheduled to launch in just 9 months. If approved, it will allow tens of thousands of people slated to lose Medicaid coverage to keep their free health care. But it is expected to drive premiums up for some others.
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A leading anti-abortion advocacy group is suing state insurance regulators in a case that could hobble a landmark Oregon law requiring insurance companies to cover abortion and contraceptives.
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The average Oregonian who buys health insurance on the individual marketplace will see costs increase 6.2% in 2024 after state regulators approved final rates.
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California still offers generous subsidies, but the rate hike signals that runaway health care costs are back after five years of low premium increases.
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State regulators want to hear from Oregonians about insurance companies’ plans to increase costs in 2024.
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The new program would provide more poor adult Oregonians with stable, publicly funded healthcare, but it comes at the cost of some middle-class families paying more for private health insurance each month.
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If you are enrolled in Medi-Cal, as more than one-third of Californians are, make sure your county knows how to reach you, or you could lose your health coverage unnecessarily.
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While many Californians who earn too much to be eligible for Medi-Cal can get subsidized coverage through Covered California, an estimated 460,000 residents aren’t allowed to buy insurance through state-run insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act because they lack legal status.
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Mandatory medical insurance and health service fees are common at colleges as a condition of enrollment. For parents, these big payments might come as a surprise, making a barely affordable education feel even less so.
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Freezing health insurance benefits is a common tactic in a labor dispute because without them, workers might be more easily persuaded to concede to management’s demands. But California lawmakers are giving an edge to strikers.
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Health care costs are just another budget item that’s going up for Californians. Premiums for those insured through the state-run health insurance marketplace are expected to go up by 6% next year..
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Rates in the state’s health insurance marketplace will increase an average of 6% next year. The agency also warned premiums may double for some enrollees if Congress does not renew federal aid.
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For years, consumer advocates and some legislators have been battling to rein in escalating health care costs. Now the state has created a new agency to limit future growth in health care costs — and it will have the power to enforce that mandate.
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A commission created by the Oregon Legislature has a September deadline to propose a plan for people at risk of losing Medicaid coverage.