One of the largest healthcare insurance companies in the Mid-Atlantic region is stating that it will need to increase premiums by double-digits next year to avoid losing more money. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield insures 215,000 people in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. CareFirst has been selling plans in the […]

Heading off a lawsuit over compliance with a federal voting rights law, California officials have agreed to help millions of state residents register to vote. Under a deal announced Monday by several voting-rights groups, the state will send voter registration cards to nearly 3.8 million Californians who have applied for health insurance under the Affordable […]

Medicare got a big buzz Wednesday when it announced new pricing information about how much hospital bills vary across town and the nation. The figures are eye-popping. The UC Davis Medical Center charges, on average, $185,506 for a major joint replacement, while Sutter General charges $89,351 and Mercy General charges $85,236. But there’s a whole […]

The UC Santa Cruz Health center became the site of a “sick picket” Wednesday, as protesters wearing masks over their mouths hobbled on crutches back and forth across the road, receiving honks of support from cars and buses. The protesters demanded changes to the UC Student Health Insurance Plan, often called UC SHIP, which has […]