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California's Largest Health Plans Could Owe Billions in Back Taxes

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:45:00 Z

California's largest health plans -- Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Health Net and Kaiser Permanente -- could owe $10 billion in back taxes and at least $1 billion annually going forward depending on the outcome of cases centering on whether they should be regulated as insurers. San Jose Mercury News.

Health Insurers Grilled Over Merger

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:00:00 Z

State officials had some pointed questions for health insurers last week during a hearing on the proposed sale of Health Net to Centene.

Kent Confirmed as DHCS Director

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:00:00 Z

The Senate Rules Committee made it official this week, voting unanimously to confirm Jennifer Kent as director of the Department of Health Care Services.

Hearing on Mergers May Get Testy

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:00:00 Z

A hearing this week examining a merger of health insurance companies -- one of three proposed deals pending approval -- could get a little heated.

What Does the Future Hold for Medi-Cal?

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:10:00 Z

What will Medi-Cal look like 50 years from now? We asked health officials, policy experts and consumer advocates to predict what might happen to California's program as Medicaid embarks on its second half century.

60 California Facilities Awarded 2016 Distinguished Hospital Award

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:42:00 Z

Healthgrades this week gave its 2016 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence to 260 hospitals -- including 60 in California -- based on risk-adjusted clinical outcomes for dozens of common procedures and conditions. Greeley Tribune et al.