Morning Breakouts

Latest California Healthline Stories

Governor Continues To Seek Public Support for Health Reform Plan

Gov. Schwarzenegger is highlighting components of his plan to rework the state’s health care system that he says would bring down costs for people with insurance, while recent opinion pieces evaluate the prospects for reform. Orange County Register et al.

Giuliani Dismisses Plans for Universal Coverage

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said vouchers are more effective ways to expand health insurance coverage than requirements for insurance coverage proposed by candidates for the Democratic nomination for president. Washington Post.

Disparate Groups Opposed Universal Coverage Efforts

Private insurers, physicians and labor unions were among the interests lined up against efforts to require universal health coverage as early as 1912 when former President Theodore Roosevelt campaigned on the issue, a columnist writes. Wall Street Journal.

Maine Health Care Overhaul Offers Lessons for States

The makeup of Maine’s population raises unique challenges for the state as it seeks to expand health insurance coverage, but aspects of Maine’s program could be templates for California and other states considering health care reform efforts. New York Times.

Kaiser Extends Cardiac Care Services Outside of Network

Lt. Gov. John Garamendi said that if every health system and clinic in California adopted Kaiser’s cardiac care program, the amount generated in savings could pay for health care expansion to all of the state’s uninsured residents. Oakland Tribune.

States Moving Forward on Stem Cell Research Efforts

Appearing on a public radio talk show, scientists from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussed state-led stem cell research and the prospects for federal legislation that would ease funding restrictions for studies of embryonic stem cell lines. NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.”