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Covered CA Director abruptly resigns
Only 24 hours after meeting with small business owners at an early morning coffee arranged by state Sen. Bill Monning, D-Carmel, Covered California’s Sales Director Michael Lujan resigned. Insurance agents liked him because he was responsive to industry questions and
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Obamacare enforcers reject Obamacare
Riddle me this, Batman: the Obamacare health plan is so bad, even its IRS enforcers don’t want to give up their existing federal health plans for the new Obamacare plan. The National Treasury Employees Union wants its members to be
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Senate hearing holds state in denial on mental health parity
July 3, 2013 By Paayal Zaveri SACRAMENTO — At hearings on June 27 and July 1, California state senators put their stethoscopes to expanding mandated mental health coverage in insurance policies. In an issue complicated by the ongoing implementation of
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Video: Obamacare shutters CA businesses
July 1, 2013 By Brian Calle In this interview with Alexis Garcia, I go beyond the political debate over the president’s signature health care legislation to reveal how Obamacare will hurt local medical device startups throughout California.
Read MoreAssembly shelves Walmart health care mandate — for now
June 28, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — For now, Walmart can keep its slogan, “Low prices. Every day. On everything.” A bill aimed at forcing large non-union businesses to cover the health care costs of all employees, regardless of
Read MoreCA unions split over new Obamacare penalties
June 25, 2013 By John Hrabe The new federal health care law has yet to take effect and already state legislatures are looking to change the rules for employers. The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, offered employers
Read MoreNFL tricking kids into signing up for Obamacare
June 24, 2013 By John Seiler I used to be a big sports fan. But except for sporadic games in the other professional leagues, the only one I follow anymore is the NFL. I don’t know why. The game is
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