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Covered CA expects 400,000 policy holders to be in limbo if health care subsidies aren't extended

Covered California, the state program that provides health care plans under the Affordable Care Act, is bracing for impacts if federal leaders don't extend COVID-19 era health care subsidies. Jessica ... Read More

Covered California braces for health insurance chaos as government shutdown persists

Analysts say the loss of enhanced tax credits would lead millions to drop their health insurance nationally, including hundreds of thousands in California. (File photo by Gabe Brison-Trezise/KFF ... Read More

Unified Financing Of Health Care In California: The Road Ahead

The inequitable, ineffective, and wasteful health care system in the US has been extensively analyzed and documented. In the last presidential election cycle, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) proposed a ... Read More

Federal healthcare cuts could affect coverage for millions of Californians, state officials say

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. SACRAMENTO — The state does not have the fiscal capacity to make up for the massive, oncoming federal cuts to ... Read More

How California health care premiums could skyrocket if shutdown continues

End of enhanced ACA subsidies could raise California premiums about 97% statewide. KFF projects 60‑year couples in Central Valley districts face 300–431% premium hikes. Congressional impasse ties ... Read More

Trump claims Democrats want to use federal funds to give undocumented residents healthcare. That’s misleading

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Undocumented immigrants cannot access federal programs, but under California law, the state provides state-funded ... Read More

Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States

Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums. By Reed Abelson and Margot ... Read More

Families on Obamacare brace for higher health care premiums next year

Tax credits made ACA plans affordable for middle-class families. They're set to expire at the end of this year. Leighanne Safford and her husband, Lorry, pay just $278 a month for health insurance. Read More

Inland Empire health insurer made false claims to hoard Medi-Cal money, lawsuit alleges

An Inland Empire public agency overseeing a government-run health insurance program lied in order to keep money it wasn’t entitled to, alleges a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. Read More

Family Health Insurance Coverage Nears $27,000 a Year

A new employer survey shows premiums for a family climbed in 2025 as companies and their workers pay more for coverage. By Reed Abelson Family health insurance coverage for the vast majority of ... Read More