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Rodham Clinton Calls for Action From Democrats on Health Care Reform
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on Monday called for a “cease-fire” among Democrats and said that the party must work to expand access to health care and address other issues, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Monday said he would not cancel the Nov. 8 special election — with three health-related measures on the ballot — after a Superior Court judge removed the voting redistricting proposition from the ballot, the Los Angeles Times reports.
CalOPTIMA Receives Federal Approval for HMO for Dual Eligibles
CalOPTIMA, Orange County’s Medi-Cal agency, announced Friday that it has received federal approval to launch a new HMO that will be aimed at county residents dually eligible for Medi-Cal and Medicaid, the Orange County Register reports.
U.S. Immigrants’ Health Care Expenditures Less Than Native-Born Residents’, Study Finds
Health care expenditures for immigrants in the U.S. are about 55% less than those of native-born residents, according to a study published on Monday in the American Journal of Public Health, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Bodaken Addresses Health Care Costs, Coverage Expansion Efforts in Interview
The San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday published an interview with Blue Shield of California Chair, President and CEO Bruce Bodaken.
San Diego County Mental Health Groups Critical of Composition of County Proposition 63 Panels
Some mental health advocates say efforts by San Diego County officials to avoid conflicts of interest in the county panels that distribute its Proposition 63 funds are preventing some important mental health experts from contributing to the distribution process, the North County Times reports.
Washington Post Concludes Series on Medicare With Look At QIOs
The Washington Post on Tuesday published the last article in a three-part series on quality of care in Medicare.
Coalition Meets With Stanislaus County Employers To Address Health Care Costs
The California Health Care Coalition — an Oakland-based consortium of unions and employers — has met with employers in Stanislaus County to discuss strategies to addressing increasing health care costs, the Modesto Bee reports.
PacifiCare Health Systems To Offer Five Fee-for-Service Plans for Seniors Under Medicare
PacifiCare on Sept. 1 will begin to offer five new private fee-for-service plans to seniors in 16 states under Medicare, the Newport News Daily Press reports.
Commissioners Discuss Using Some Proposition 63 Funds To Address Homeless Residents
Members of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission on Friday said more Proposition 63 funds need to go toward establishing mental health programs for homeless state residents, the Contra Costa Times reports.