Latest California Healthline Stories
Kaiser Permanente Posts Double-Digit Increases In Strong Third Quarter
Kaiser’s net income rose to $1.3 billion in the third quarter, up 15.3 percent from a year earlier.
‘We’re Pounding The Drum’: Despite Federal Cuts, Covered California’s Outreach Efforts Going Strong
Last year Covered California spent $100 million on marketing. This year it has allocated $111 million.
Viewpoints: The Health Law Is In No Way A ‘Catastrophe.’ So Why Has That Messaging Stuck?
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
Logjam Over CHIP Funding A Testament To Level Of Partisan Rancor Gripping Congress
The program to provide health care for kids from low- and middle-income families is extremely popular, but it’s been stuck in limbo since its funding expired over a month ago. The House is expected to pass a bill Friday, but the Senate Democrats will almost certainly balk at how the lawmakers want to pay for the program.
Republicans’ Tax Plan A Mixed Bag For Health Care
Media outlets examine how the health care landscape — from med students to pharmaceutical companies — would be touched by the Republicans’ tax plan unveiled Thursday. A potential large impact to consumers would be the elimination of medical expense deductions. Another: the proposal does not include language to repeal the individual mandate despite President Donald Trump’s support for the provision.
$14B Plan To Improve Air Quality Approved By Los Angeles, Long Beach Port Officials
“If you didn’t graduate college, the best chance in Southern California to have a dignified job and take care of your family is in the logistics industry,” said L.A. Harbor Commissioner Edward Renwick. “And at the same time, we cannot allow our children’s lungs to subsidize the cost of those jobs. It is a brutally difficult balancing act.”
Sacramento Has No Answers On Why Its Rates Of Foster Children Mistreatment Are So High
The county has convened a team to study the problem, but there’s no timeline for how long the review will take.
For Californians Who Don’t Qualify For Subsidies, Officials Recommend Buying Through Insurer
A surcharge was slapped on Covered California’s silver plans after President Donald Trump cut off cost-sharing payments to insurers. Because of that, Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee is recommending people who don’t qualify for individual subsidies to instead buy their coverage in other ways than the ACA marketplace. “We’ll help them switch over to the exact same product,” Lee said.
Opioid Commission Unveils Blueprint To Fight Crisis, But Passes Funding Buck To Congress
The group’s 56 recommendations include tightening prescription practices and expanding drug courts, prevention efforts, treatment access and law enforcement tactics.
A Week In The Lives Of Those Fighting Opioid Addiction
Ventura County Star journalists spent a week documenting how the opioid crisis is actually affecting Californians.