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Although the single payer model failed to progress in Vermont, it doesn't mean that single payer is gone for good. Other states are still considering single-payer options--and they can learn from Vermont's experience to help their models succeed.
Aetna is under fire in California for what the state's insurance commissioner deems "excessive" premium hikes for small businesses.
A new price transparency effort in California has an unusual source: Two public radio stations, Mainstreet.com reported.
Records for hundreds of medical errors that occurred at California hospitals are not readily available to the public, according to an investigation by NBC Bay Area.
California now has some of the toughest regulations in the country to protect healthcare workers who treat patients with Ebola.
Naturopathic doctors, who emphasize a holistic approach to healthcare, are hoping that more insurers in California start covering their services, which they believe can help address the predicted shortage of primary care physicians, according to the California Health Report.
California has a tremendous backlog of complaints on nursing homes due to mismanagement by state regulators, Kaiser Health News has reported.
I have a friend, let's call her Amy, who casually told me last week how she struggled to find a pediatrician for her children since moving to our town. She said all the doctors she had called either weren't accepting new patients or "don't take Affordable Care Act plans."
As insurers increasingly deny treatment provided to members that they deem isn't medically necessary, some industry experts worry how there is no specific standard in the Affordable Care Act that states who determines what is a medical necessity, reported the Los Angeles Daily News.
State legislatures aim to reduce a prevalent problem in the healthcare sector: violence against workers.
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