Latest California Healthline Stories
California HMO Report Card Finds Limited Improvement From 2005
None of the nine largest HMOs in California was rated as “excellent” in the report card, leading some consumer advocates to question why the report hasn’t translated to greater quality improvements among HMOs. This is the seventh annual release of the report. Los Angeles Daily News et al.
Democrats Study Options After Kids’ Health Veto Override Fails
The House was 13 votes short of overriding President Bush’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program bill. Democrats say they will discuss the bill but are standing firm on the provision to cover four million additional children. Wall Street Journal et al.
Hospital News Roundup for October 19, 2007
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center partners with Guam on patient transfer program; Eden Valley Medical Center weighs Sutter Health funding proposal
Presidential Candidates Tackle Health Care
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called her health care proposal a “sensible, centrist” framework for health care reform. Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani voiced his support for President Bush’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program legislation. Sioux City Journal et al.