Seattle Post Intelligencer - OLYMPIA, Wash. — In the Legislature today, the Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would give the state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler more authority over health insurance policies for individuals. And, a state Senate committee holds a Read More

Seattle Post Intelligencer - OLYMPIA — A bill that would give the state Insurance Commissioner power to review rates in the individual health insurance market passed the Senate today on a 31-18 vote. Supporters of Senate Bill 5261 said it provides needed transparency for the Read More

Oregonian - Low-income Oregon adults who want a shot at newly available state health insurance coverage got their first opportunity Monday to start the two-step application process. More than 7,000 had signed up by 4:30 p.m., most by phone, said Jim Sellers, a Read More

Lexington Herald-Leader - Public universities and other government agencies would not be allowed to offer health insurance to the unmarried domestic partners of their employees under a bill that won quick approval Wednesday in the state Senate. But the fate of the measure Read More

Los Angeles Times - Over time, his campaign took on a more emphatic and even angry tone as he drew pictures of health insurance companies denying coverage that could save patients’ lives. He promised to kick corporate interests out of the room when negotiating public Read More

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