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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Perla Lopez hands a stack of papers to Baudeilio, a 44-year-old undocumented immigrant and day laborer. She has just helped him apply for Medi-Cal at the benefits center at St. John’s Community Health’s in South Los Angeles. “If you see anything you don’t understand from the...
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Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters Si tiene problemas para encontrar un seguro de automóvil asequible, no está solo. Los conductores de California dicen que tienen que esperar más de lo habitual para obtener cobertura y, cuando finalmente encuentran una aseguradora y un plan, tienen que pagar sus primas por adelantado. “Definitivamente...
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Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters If you’re having trouble finding affordable car insurance, you’re not alone. Drivers across California say they’re having to wait longer than usual to get coverage — and when they finally find an insurer and a plan, they’re having to pay their premiums up front. “Something is...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters Una semana después de que las negociaciones para rescatar el tambaleante mercado de seguros de vivienda de California se estancaran en la Legislatura , el principal regulador de seguros del estado presentó su propio plan de rescate que efectivamente equivale a un intercambio para las principales aseguradoras del...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters A week after negotiations to rescue California’s floundering home insurance market stalled out in the Legislature, the state’s top insurance regulator put out his own rescue plan that effectively amounts to a trade for the state’s major insurers. Under proposed regulations Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced this...
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In a significant course change, the California Department of Health Care Services announced that it has negotiated with five commercial health plans to provide Medi-Cal services in 2024, scratching a two-year-long bidding process for the coveted state contracts. This upends the state’s previous plans of awarding contracts to only...
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Durante 2021, el primer año después de que comenzó la pandemia, California logro mantener asegurado a más del 96 % de los niños, según un nuevo informe de la Universidad de Georgetown. Los autores dan crédito a una ley federal que otorgo dinero extra a los estados para que nadie dejara...
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During 2021, the first year after the pandemic began, California managed to keep more than 96% of children insured, according to a new report from Georgetown University. The authors credit a federal law which gave states extra money so no one would be dropped from Medicaid during COVID. Joan...
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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, which in California is part of Medi-Cal. The program has been wildly successful. As of 2020, just 3.6% of kids in the Golden State were uninsured. Medi-Cal and CHIP serve almost 5.5 million children in the...
Kristen Hwang CalMatters Perla Lopez hands a stack of papers to Baudeilio, a 44-year-old undocumented immigrant and day laborer. She has just helped him apply for Medi-Cal at the benefits center at St. John’s Community Health’s in South Los Angeles. “If you see anything you don’t understand from the...
Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters Si tiene problemas para encontrar un seguro de automóvil asequible, no está solo. Los conductores de California dicen que tienen que esperar más de lo habitual para obtener cobertura y, cuando finalmente encuentran una aseguradora y un plan, tienen que pagar sus primas por adelantado. “Definitivamente...
Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters If you’re having trouble finding affordable car insurance, you’re not alone. Drivers across California say they’re having to wait longer than usual to get coverage — and when they finally find an insurer and a plan, they’re having to pay their premiums up front. “Something is...
Ben Christopher CalMatters Una semana después de que las negociaciones para rescatar el tambaleante mercado de seguros de vivienda de California se estancaran en la Legislatura , el principal regulador de seguros del estado presentó su propio plan de rescate que efectivamente equivale a un intercambio para las principales aseguradoras del...
Ben Christopher CalMatters A week after negotiations to rescue California’s floundering home insurance market stalled out in the Legislature, the state’s top insurance regulator put out his own rescue plan that effectively amounts to a trade for the state’s major insurers. Under proposed regulations Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced this...
In a significant course change, the California Department of Health Care Services announced that it has negotiated with five commercial health plans to provide Medi-Cal services in 2024, scratching a two-year-long bidding process for the coveted state contracts. This upends the state’s previous plans of awarding contracts to only...
Durante 2021, el primer año después de que comenzó la pandemia, California logro mantener asegurado a más del 96 % de los niños, según un nuevo informe de la Universidad de Georgetown. Los autores dan crédito a una ley federal que otorgo dinero extra a los estados para que nadie dejara...
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, which in California is part of Medi-Cal. The program has been wildly successful. As of 2020, just 3.6% of kids in the Golden State were uninsured. Medi-Cal and CHIP serve almost 5.5 million children in the...