Topic: Covered California

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California expands health safety net

Bernard J. Wolfson - KFF Health News
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013, file photo, Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, announced that nearly 35,000 people signed up for health insurance during the first month of open enrollment, from Oct. 1 through Nov. 2, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. State-run health insurance markets that offer taxpayer-subsidized coverage under President Barack Obama’s law are grappling with high costs and disappointing enrollment, challenges that could lead more of them to turn over functions to the federal government, or join forces with other states. With the pressure gone, "I think you are going to see a much more of a hybrid across the nation,' said Lee. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) (AP)

CA restrains health insurance premiums

Barbara Feder Ostrov, Ana B. Ibarra - KFF Health News