California

• California bill would strip health agency secrecy

  By Michael R. Blood  |  May 21, 2013

  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.

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  Did you just win $590 million?

  By Brendan Farrington  |  May 21, 2013

  So you have a lottery ticket worth $590.5 million. Now what?

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  Working Families Flexibility Act is a win-win

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 21, 2013

  The House passed legislation this month amending the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by giving all private-sector employees the same flexibility government employees have enjoyed for the past three decades.

• Rite Aid adds former carrier CEO to board

  By The Associated Press  |  May 20, 2013

  Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp.'s board of directors has elected former Blue Shield of California Chairman and CEO Bruce G. Bodaken to its board of directors.

• Calif. Senate considers family leave discrimination bill

  By Allison Bell  |  May 17, 2013

  A California lawmaker wants to protect workers who use the state's temporary disability insurance family leave program against employer discrimination.

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  Another round for the House on PPACA

  By Richard Alonso-Zaldivar  |  May 16, 2013

  One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it.

• HSAs remain viable for working poor

  By Allison Bell  |  May 16, 2013

  Low-income people will still be able to use health savings accounts after Jan. 1, 2014.

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  Health reforms penalize some Indians

  By Garance Burke  |  May 15, 2013

  Many Native Americans will have to buy their own health insurance or pay a $695 fine unless they can prove they are "Indian enough" to claim one of the few exemptions allowed under the PPACA.

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  CBO says PPACA repeal will increase deficit

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 15, 2013

  With House Republicans just a day away from voting to seek a repeal of President Obama’s health reform law, congressional budget analysts suggested on Wednesday that repealing the law would increase the deficit.

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  Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  May 15, 2013

  The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the IRS just as another probe concludes that lax management enabled agents to improperly target tea party groups.