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Repeal of Individual Mandate Part of Tax Bill
Senate Majority Leader McConnell announced that the Senate tax bill will include language to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. Republican senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul...
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Happy Thanksgiving! Tax Bill And Insurance Linked?
We’re grateful for our loyal California Broker readers, contributors and advertisers. Thank you for the interest, feedback and support over the years! If you have news, events or story ideas, please...
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What’s 340B?
The 340B program may sound like some kind of top-secret government program, but it’s not. It’s just a big ‘ol federal drug discount program. The 25-year-old program has grown so big, in fact, that it...
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The Real Question: Is ACA Helping Anyone?
We know that you never forget, but some people do forget that health insurance isn’t just something to argue about. It’s something that real people use everyday to help them live better. With that in...
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ACA: It’s A Love/Hate Relationship
The November monthly tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that half of those polled had a favorable view of the ACA, while 46 percent viewed it unfavorably. Partisan politics appears...
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“The Penalty is Not the Glue That Holds the ACA Together.”
President Donald Trump has said that since the impending tax bill does away with the individual mandate, he considers the ACA repealed. Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee begged to...
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ACA Holds Strong
Early and incomplete reports of the number of people who signed up for health insurance on the federal insurance exchange indicate that already almost as many people as last year enrolled, but in about...
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Single Payer Going Nowhere – For Now
Capital Public Radio’s Ben Bradford reported Monday that Senate Bill 562, the high-profile bill that would establish single payer health care in California, will remain shelved. Assembly Speaker...
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Number of Uninsured Hits A High
As President Trump’s first year draws to an end, a new Gallup study says that the nation’s uninsured rate is up 1.3 percentage points to 12.2 percent. This increase in people who don’t have health...
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CHIP Breathes Easy (for a bit)
This week, CHIP was renewed for six years and the federal government was reopened. Other than that, it’s been a little slow around here as far as insurance drama. But if you’re nostalgic for last...
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Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan Large Group Collab
We were just saying that there’s nothing more exciting than health insurance. Now we have proof. Why else would Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie...
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Hot Off the Press: Covered California Enrollment Jumps
Covered California just released enrollment numbers. It looks like 423,484 Californians are now with Covered California, a 50,000 increase in new customers from last year. Peter V. Lee, executive...
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Hello From Transitions Academy!
Cal Broker is here in Orlando, Florida. And, no, we’re not wearing mouse ears and sipping cocktails poolside! Absolutely not! We’re at the Transitions Optical Academy where we’re privy to interesting...
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Trump Admin Takes Steps to Relax Insurance Rules
The Trump administration took new steps this week to relax health insurance rules, moving to allow the sale of more short-term health plans that don’t need to offer consumers the full range of health...
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20 States – But Not California – Bring Suit Over ACA
A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over the Affordable Care Act. The suit claims the ACA is no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of the individual...
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13 States – Including California – Fight Against New AHPs
The Washington Examiner reports that a group of 13 states – including California – is fighting back against a new association health plan (AHP) regulations championed by the Trump administration....
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Shareholders OK CVS-Aetna deal
The Washington Examiner reported that shareholders voted Tuesday to allow drugstore chain CVS Health to buy health insurer Aetna, in a deal that both parties say will transform the way healthcare is...
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RWJ Offers New Insight on Individual Market
Naturally you’ve been distracted with the likes of Stormy Daniels, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, but we promise you that stuff continues to chug along in the less salacious world of insurance. For...
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The Health Care Game Changer You May Have Missed
Two months ago, Apple and 13 prominent health systems – including the likes of Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania – announced an agreement that would allow Apple to download onto its...
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Verma Also Likes to Tweet
The Washington Examiner reported that Obamacare enrollment fell slightly this year, with 11.8 million consumers signing up for coverage compared with 12.2 million in 2017, according to a Trump...
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