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Single-payer insurance plan moves ahead

Written on 13 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 191 comments

A Democrat-sponsored effort to initiate single-payer health coverage in California is under the legislative microscope next week in Sacramento hearings. Coauthored by 29 members of the Senate, the measure, SB 810, by Sen Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), would create the... (Continue reading)

Health insurance fee looms

Written on 29 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

A new $1 fee will be charged by the federal government to your health insurance plan starting Jan. 1, the result of a largely unheralded provision of President Obama’s health care law. [SFChronicle] The annual fee, assessed to each person... (Continue reading)

New health insurance options for children

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Opinion | No comments

BY KENA BURKE California State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has been working tirelessly to get the word out about the new insurance protections for children, and here’s what he has to say: “The new federal health care reform law signed... (Continue reading)