Kaiser

    By Lita Epstein

    | 4:30PM 4/21/2010
    Major insurers -- Humana, Kaiser Permanente, UnitedHealthCare, and WellPoint -- announced they will extend insurance to those graduating from college and soon to be kicked off their parents' health insurance plans. Officially, the new healthcare reform law requires health insurers to allow young...

    By Lita Epstein

    | 4:00PM 3/18/2010
    UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research surprised everyone when they reported on March 16 that nearly one in four Californians, or 8 million, lacked health insurance during 2008 and 2009. That represents an increase of nearly 2 million in just one year because of the deep recession and mass...

    By Lita Epstein

    | 4:30PM 3/11/2010
    Consumers who must buy insurance are getting less comprehensive coverage and paying more for the insurance. That's the conclusion of a new study by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The foundation found this phenomenon is not only true in the individual health insurance marketplace, but also...