health insurance coverage
Coverage of health insurance coverage in the Nexus archive.
- Red and blue states pass laws to protect contraception access
Several states, including Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia, have enacted laws to expand or protect access to contraception. These measures include allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control, requiring health plans to cover contraception, and establishing legal rights to contraception access.
- Red and blue states pass laws to protect contraception access
Several states, including Republican-led Georgia and Tennessee, and Democratic-led Maryland and Virginia, have passed laws to expand or protect access to contraception. Measures include allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control without a doctor’s signature, requiring health plans to cover contraceptives, and establishing legal rights to contraception.
- Retired SF firefighter's cancer battle death sparks outcry, calls for Blue Shield coverage reforms
Retired San Francisco firefighter Ken Jones' cancer death has prompted calls for changes to health insurance coverage for city employees and retirees. The incident highlights concerns about Blue Shield coverage for city workers.
- More middle-class Californians cancel health coverage after losing federal aid
374,000 Californians canceled their health insurance coverage in the first three months of the year due to higher premiums and the loss of federal subsidies. The cancellations are attributed to middle-class individuals facing increased costs.