UC Berkeley leaders propose ‘Golden Choice’ state public health insurance option
Hannah Saunders | Apr 21, 2023 | California
Members appointed to California’s Health Care Affordability Board
Hannah Saunders | Mar 1, 2023 | California
Statewide poll shows Californians remain concerned about costs
Hannah Saunders | Feb 23, 2023 | California
Researchers estimate COVID-19 has already cost California insurers $2.4 billion
Emily Boerger | Jun 25, 2020 | California
What They're Watching: Robyn Rothman
Emily Boerger | Apr 24, 2020 | Washington
Robyn Rothman is the Associate Director of State Policy Programs at Health Care Without Harm, an organization that aims to transform health care to reduce its environmental impact and become “a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice.” She joins us
5 Things Utah: Legislative review, Topical Agenda, health care costs
DJ Wilson | Mar 21, 2019 | Utah
Our 2019 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference is coming up quickly in about 5 weeks. It's our primary revenue source for all of the content and analysis we provide on Utah health care year round. So, if you enjoy reading this monthly newsletter, we'd love it if you
5 Things Oregon: Cambia Health Solutions, Medicaid Buy-in, Resa Bradeen, MD
DJ Wilson | Mar 14, 2019 | Oregon
It's a busy week for Oregon health care with news out this week about Cambia and new legislation coming out of Salem. We feature some of those items, as well as offer some of our original reporting, analysis, and commentary on Oregon health care. So, here are a few items
New bill targets surprise billing by hospitals
Marjie High | Feb 26, 2019 | California
Assemblymember David Chiu and Senator Scott Wiener introduced AB 1611 on Monday to strike at the practice of “surprise billing” in emergency care. A series of articles by Vox highlighted the issue over the last month culminating with the stories of two San Francisco residents who were covered by health
Debate offers window into US Senate canidates' views on health care
Marjie High | Oct 9, 2018 | Washington
Monday, Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and her Republican challenger Susan Hutchison met for their first debate leading up to the November midterm election. Though they did not spend much time addressing health care policy, the event did yield a window into policy elements that figure prominently for each candidate.
Health care and the Oregon gubernatorial candidates
Marjie High | Jul 24, 2018 | Oregon
Health care is poised to become a major issue as the Oregon Governor’s race heats up. Last week Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, the Republican candidate for governor announced his six point Ambitions and Outcomes for Health Care. Conversely, Democratic candidate Gov. Kate Brown’s platform rests on her record of health