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Two lawmakers are pushing legislation to strip broad secrecy provisions from the state agency overseeing health care reforms in California that could shield from the public how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent, officials said Monday.

When the sun rises over the Rio Grande Valley, the cries of the urracas - black birds - perched on the tops of palm trees swell to a noisy, unavoidable cacophony.

If they were looking for definitive answers about what kinds of plans will become available on the new health insurance exchanges that are supposed to open on Oct.

State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Gov.

Demonstrators gather outside the Ohio Statehouse during a rally urging state lawmakers to extend Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio.

Healthcare reform is moving at full throttle to be ready for January 1st, 2014. Some people in Chicago did not even know that healthcare reform was signed into law by the current Administration.

Millions of people who rely on check-cashing stores, like this one in New York City, could run into trouble buying health insurance.

Emergency physicians are key decisionmakers for nearly half of all hospital admissions, highlighting a critical role they can play in reducing health care costs, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation.

Today, Zane Benefits, Inc. published new information on health savings accounts .

Before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted into law, approximately 150 million Americans received health insurance through their jobs.

For years, we had a health insurance market that was broken for small businesses.

Starting January 1, 2014, larger employer groups in RI that are fully insured will pay much more in medical insurance premiums.

Included in yesterday's mail were two ominous envelopes, one addressed to me, the other to my wife.

A draft copy of the 21 page Department of Health and Human Services form proposed for use to apply for low-cost insurance from Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program.

ConsumerAffairs' culture and lifestyle reporter, Daryl Nelson has written for Readers Digest, Townsquare Media, AllHipHop.com and a number of other online and print publications.

KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER: Millennials appreciate Michigan's place-making efforts, writers Natalie Burg, but the state won't have much success selling itself to young talent with outdated attitudes on social issues such as gay marriage.

Much of the talk in the news this week regards the appalling scandal involving IRS targeting of conservative non-profit groups.

When Liz DeRouen needs any kind of health care services, from diabetes counseling to a dental cleaning, she checks into a government-funded clinic in Northern California's wine country that covers all her medical needs.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is used to having considerable clout in the legislature.