Viejos moteles cobran nueva vida ayudando a las personas sin hogar a sanar
El uso de moteles deteriorados para cuidar y albergar temporalmente a personas sin hogar recientemente dadas de alta del hospital ayuda a estabilizarlos de manera económica, previniendo retornos innecesarios y costosos a las salas de emergencia y a los hospitales.
Old Motels Get New Life Helping Homeless Heal
Using run-down motels to care for and temporarily house homeless people recently discharged from the hospital helps stabilize them inexpensively, preventing unnecessary and costly returns to ERs and hospitals.
A pioneering program in southern California provides ongoing care and housing to homeless people who are “super-utilizers” of hospital emergency rooms. The effort is reducing ER visits and saving a lot of money.
Minimum Wage Hike A Welcome Boost To Home Care Workers
New law will raise California’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022-2023, offering “underpaid” home care workers some financial relief.
Covered California Imposes New Quality, Cost Conditions On Plans
In a sweeping overhaul of its contracts, the state’s insurance exchange will require health plans to hold doctors and hospitals accountable for quality and cost.
This Family Says No To Medi-Cal, But A Computer Won’t Listen
Some families may have difficulty removing eligible children from Medi-Cal and consolidating everyone’s coverage under a single health plan.
Denti-Cal Is Blasted By Oversight Commission
“Thousands of toddlers have mouthfuls of cavities … People with state dental benefits deserve a government program that works.”
Smoking-Age Bills Aim To Keep Youngsters Away From Tobacco (And Vapors)
But Jake, 15, isn’t about to give up his cigs.
Nuevo impulso para registrar a los niños indocumentados en el Medi-Cal
Los niños indocumentados en California serán elegibles para beneficios completos del Medi-Cal a partir de mayo, pero defensores de los consumidores están animando a los padres a inscribir a sus hijos en el Medi-Cal restringido, antes de esa fecha. De esa manera, ya estarán en el sistema de Medi-Cal y el cambio a la cobertura […]
Big Insurance Deal Under Scrutiny in California
Anthem and Cigna must persuade insurance commissioner Dave Jones their proposed $54 billion mega-merger is a good thing.