{"id":272,"date":"2016-10-12T10:57:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T18:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthconsumer.org\/?p=272"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:09:59","slug":"everything-californians-wanted-know-health-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthconsumer.org\/es\/everything-californians-wanted-know-health-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Health Plan (But Were Afraid to Ask)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id272_10ce9b-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id272_10ce9b-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id272_10ce9b-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:790px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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