Latest California Healthline Stories
Health Law Repeal Could Cost California 334,000 Jobs, According To Analysis
The estimate is based on the assumption that income-based tax credits and federal funding to support states’ expansion of Medicaid are eliminated.
Lost Specimens And Exposure To Viruses: CDC Safety Incidents Detailed
A USA Today investigation reports on a series of safety-related incidents at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the agency has tried to keep secret. And malaria vaccine researchers recruit human volunteers.
Expensive Specialty Drugs Help Triple Medicare Spending For Some Patients
Federal spending for Medicare Part D catastrophic coverage spiked to $33 billion in 2015, a government report shows.
In other marketplace news, closing arguments in the Anthem-Cigna merger antitrust trial are delivered and a filing alleges that Alexion managers encouraged improper sales practices by employees.
Hospital Water Bills At Center Of Lawsuit Between City Of Poway, Palomar Health
In other industry news, Coachella Valley considers a health services fund to boost care in underserved areas. And doctors in Central Valley weigh in on a state program targeting physician training and shortages.
GOP House Panel Urges A Stop In Federal Funds For Planned Parenthood
The Republican majority of the Select Investigative Panel, which was formed in 2015 after the release of undercover videos that antiabortion activists said documented abuses by abortion providers that provide fetal tissue to researchers, suggests in its 471-page report that these business arrangements could create incentives to perform more abortions.
Sign-Ups For Marketplace Plans Outpace Last Year With 8.8 Million People Enrolled So Far
As Republicans begin their effort to repeal the federal health law, Obama administration officials announce that the number of people getting individual coverage in 2017 is higher than at this time in 2016.
Obamacare Repeal Has Hefty Price Tag — $350 Billion Over Ten Years, Study Finds
The analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated the repeal would lead to savings of $1.55 trillion resulting from reduced spending on providing coverage, but that would be negated by cancelling $800 billion in tax increases and $1.1 trillion in Medicare and other cuts.
From Block Grants To High-Risk Pools: What Will The Replacement Look Like?
News organizations explore the various ideas being floated as congressional Republicans try to develop an Obamacare alternative.
Battle Lines Are Drawn In Messaging War Over Obamacare Repeal
Both parties claim the high ground as the protectors of Americans’ health while casting their opponents’ positions as dangerous.