Latest California Healthline Stories
Bills Introduced To Reverse, Study Effects of 10% Cut to Medi-Cal Providers
One bill introduced in the California Assembly yesterday seeks to reverse the state’s 10% reimbursement cut to Medi-Cal providers. A second bill proposes analyzing the cut’s effect on the health care system.
Others May Follow Calif. in Considering Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants
A California bill to provide health insurance for those left out of the health care reform law — including undocumented immigrants — is thought to be the first of its kind in the country, but probably won’t be the last after national immigration reform efforts stall once again in Washington, D.C.
1.5M Young Adults Must Still Sign Up for ACA To Hit Projections. Don’t Count on It.
While the pace of sign-ups by young adults nudged up in January, enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces is still well off expectations. Experts acknowledge it’s a concern, but not a crisis — yet.
CalFresh New Path to Medi-Cal Enrollment
The state’s new “express lane” Medi-Cal enrollment effort through the CalFresh program has seen quick results, according to state officials.
Bill Seeks Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants in California
A bill introduced in the California Legislature last week would create a state-funded system to provide health coverage for more than two million Californians expected to remain uninsured, including undocumented immigrants.
State Officials, Advocates at Odds Over Size, Scope, Details of Duals Project
As the launch date for a pilot project to move roughly 400,000 senior and disabled dually eligible Californians into managed care plans approaches, state health officials are working on details with health plans, providers and beneficiaries.
Warning Label Proposed for Sodas To Combat Rise in Kids’ Obesity, Diabetes
Like alcohol and tobacco, soda pop and energy drinks need health-risk warning labels for consumers, according to a bill introduced in the California Legislature yesterday.
Uninsured Project Buoyed by State’s Success in Expanding Medi-Cal
Instead of talking only about what they hope to accomplish, attendees at the annual Insure the Uninsured Project conference in Sacramento this week had a lot to celebrate.
San Diego’s Covered California Enrollment Ahead of Projections
San Diego is exceeding expectations in Covered California sign-ups. So far the region has reached 105% of its enrollment projection for the new health insurance exchange.
Will This State Be the First To Expand Obamacare — and Then Take It Away?
About 100,000 residents of Arkansas have gotten coverage through the “private option,” a unique application of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. But the program only runs through June, and Republicans — concerned by costs and emboldened by state legislative victories — are threatening to kill it after just six months.