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Covered California braces for health insurance chaos as government shutdown persists

Health care analysts say the uninsured population will rise significantly if lawmakers do not agree to renew COVID-era tax credits that expire this year. Read More

California braces for a health insurance meltdown

SACRAMENTO, California — Health care regulators here are raising alarms that a government shutdown could knock the bottom out of the nation’s largest health insurance market. California’s preparations ... Read More

How California health care premiums could skyrocket if shutdown continues

Even if the enhanced subsidies survive into 2026, Covered California, which manages the health care marketplace in the state, estimates premiums will increase an average of 10.3% statewide. Without ... Read More

How California is Preparing for a Health Insurance Crisis

The government shutdown has entered its third week, as Senate Democrats say they won’t vote to reopen it until Republicans agree to undo deep cuts to federal health care spending and extend Affordable ... Read More

Cuts to Medicaid may force a transformation in rural health care

When Kasey Shakespear broke his leg as a teenager, it took eight hours to get the care he needed. For 35 minutes, he rode an ambulance from his hometown of Tropic, past Bryce Canyon’s red rock cliffs, ... Read More