KQED Radio
KQED Newssee more
Latest Newscasts:KQEDNPR
Player Sponsored By
upper waypoint

How Will Health Care Reform Affect Californians?

at
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The Affordable Care Act gives states the power to review rates when insurers hike premiums by 10 percent or more. But that doesn’t mean they have the authority to stop those hikes — and the state says its hands are tied. So what does this mean for future premiums? What other changes can Californians expect to see with the health reform law, and what can they do in response?

Guests:

Dave Jones, insurance commissioner for the state of California

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
KQED Youth Takeover: How Social Media is Changing Political AdvertisingDeath Doula Alua Arthur on How and Why to Prepare for the EndHow to Create Your Own ‘Garden Wonderland’First Trump Criminal Trial Underway in New YorkThe Beauty in Finding ‘Other People’s Words’ in Your OwnWhat the 99 Cents Only Stores Closure Means to CaliforniansBay Area Diaspora Closely Watching India’s Upcoming Electionare u addicted to ur phoneJosé Vadi’s “Chipped” Looks at Life from a Skateboarder’s Lens‘The Notorious PhD’ on How Hip Hop Made America