By Dan Diamond for Califonia Healthline By sheer number of covered lives, Kaiser Permanente has been California’s largest health insurer for decades. But if Anthem gets its way — no longer. The Indianapolis-based insurer is currently the second-largest health insurer in the Golden State, and one of the three largest health insurers in the nation. Its planned… Continue reading What the Anthem-Cigna Mega-Merger Could Mean for California
Original article authored by George Lauer of California Healthline on May 18, 2015 A consumer advocacy organization has launched a campaign to get state officials to explain why they revoked Blue Shield of California’s tax-exempt not-for-profit status last year. Consumer Watchdog also wants the state to explain why Californians didn’t learn of the decision for… Continue reading State Pressured To Explain Why it Revoked Blue Shield’s Not-for-Profit Exemption
by George Lauer, for California Healthline Marking a significant step in what might be called the “retailization” of health care delivery, Kaiser Permanente is partnering with Target to open medical clinics in the retail stores in Southern California. Three Kaiser clinics opened last week in Target stores in Fontana, San Diego and Vista. Another is… Continue reading Kaiser-Target Partnership Another Step in ‘Retailization’ of Health Care