With ACA costs on the rise, Trump team promotes more limited catastrophic health insurance plans

Tens of millions of people face sticker shock enrolling in Affordable Care Act insurance for 2026. To save money, the Trump administration wants them to consider less generous coverage. Read More

Federal cuts shut down California health programs

Counties across California have had to cut health programs aimed at fighting chronic health issues like obesity because of a lack of federal money. Read More

Covered California health insurance will cost more in 2026. Here's what's behind the increase

Californians who get their health insurance through the state’s marketplace will see premiums increase by an average of 10.3% next year. Covered California officials on Thursday announced the first ... Read More

2,300 California ‘Dreamers’ Are About to Lose Their Health Care Coverage

Less than a year after “Dreamers” were first allowed to sign up for Covered California health insurance, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are about to lose their health ... Read More

RFK Jr. says HHS expanding eligibility to catastrophic health insurance plans

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Thursday it would expand eligibility for catastrophic health insurance plans with new hardship exemption guidance. Applicants will be able to ... Read More

Thousands of DACA recipients in California lose health coverage this month

Over 2,300 DACA recipients in California will lose ACA health coverage on Aug. 31. Trump-era policy revision redefines 'lawfully present,' removing DACA from eligibility. Covered California urges ... Read More

Thought inflation was bad? Health insurance premiums are rising even faster

Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. He could have selected a ... Read More

Kaiser Permanente entering Nevada market by partnering with Renown Health insurance plan

Kaiser Permanente is joining forces with Renown’s Health’s insurance arm to form Kaiser Permanente Nevada. Here’s what the deal entails. Read More

Rising health care costs fuel California’s $91.5 billion retiree liability

California and its state employees now face a $91.5 billion liability for retirement health and dental plan benefits, the State Controller reported Thursday. In the last fiscal year, the cost of ... Read More

She's bracing and saving to pay $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next year

Next year, when her health care premium balloons, "it's gonna be a real hit," Ellen Allen says. "I'm worried about it." Allen lives near Charleston, W.Va., and directs a small nonprofit called West ... Read More