Latest California Healthline Stories
House Committees Approve Health IT Bill
Two House committees each approved separate versions of a bill that would promote the use of health care information technology. CQ Today, CQ HealthBeat.
Nursing Programs Awarded Funds
Registered nursing-education programs in California will receive more than $2 million in state funding to expand capacity under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Nurse Education Initiative. Office of the Governor.
California Healthline Highlights Recent Hospital News
Tenet will not commit to maintaining services at Alvarado; Hospital chain buys out doctor interest in Fresno Heart Hospital
Long-Term Care Recommendations Sought
The National Governors Association asked the federal Medicaid commission for recommendations to improve long-term care for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. CQ HealthBeat.
Suit Over Medicare Outlier Payments Settled
A New Jersey hospital chain agreed to pay $265 million to settle allegations of about $500 million in Medicare overcharges. Wall Street Journal et al.