Covered California today announced health insurance rates for 2018, citing an average weighted statewide rate change of 12.5% as the exchange moves into its fifth year of operation. The rates reflect the ongoing uncertainty at the federal level over the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as increased spending on medical care and several other factors.

What They're Saying About Single Payer

The California State Senate today approved SB 562 (Lara) SB 562, which was passed without a funding plan, and would establish a government-run, single-payer health care system in California that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars.