Archive for May 12th, 2016

The Sacramento Bee: State retiree health care could cost California $6.6 billion a year

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  • Posted May 12, 2016 at 8:28 am

Healthcare Tax

Capitol Alert
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
May 11, 2016 – 12:15 PM

  • Pew report says California owes $80.3 billion for retiree health
  • Covering obligation would more than triple current spending

California is spending more than $2 billion a year on health care for retired state employees – up more than 80 percent in the last decade, according to Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget.

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KQED: California’s Obamacare Premiums May Rise 8 Percent Next Year

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  • Posted at 8:08 am

Covered California

By Chad Terhune
California Healthline
May 11, 2016

California’s health insurance exchange estimates that its Obamacare premiums may rise 8 percent on average next year, which would end two consecutive years of more modest 4 percent increases.

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