How Should California Deal With Health Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants?
We asked stakeholders how California policymakers should deal with an estimated one million undocumented immigrants in California who will be ineligible for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Exchange Sign-Ups Increasing Dramatically
Covered California officials report a spike of 50,000 enrollees in a single week of December, far exceeding the pace of sign-ups in the first two months.
Narrow Networks in Covered California Plans Causing Confusion in San Diego
Insurers selling health plans through Covered California are limiting access to providers to hold down the cost of premiums. In San Diego, networks are in flux, leaving both consumers and doctors confused about who is participating in which networks.
Budget Blueprint Draws Quick Praise
Assembly Democrats’ budget priorities were praised Wednesday for efforts to address child poverty and public health cuts.
Three of the Most Over-Hyped Health Care Reform Stories of 2013
This edition of “Road to Reform” explores three Affordable Care Act news stories that got more attention than they deserved in 2013, including the debate over the fairness of delaying the employer mandate but not the individual mandate.
Physician Group in Favor of Provisions Dropped From New California Law
A California law passed last session to crack down on prescription drug misuse had one requirement pulled from the bill, and now a national physician group is calling for renewed commitment to that requirement.
Forum Examines Price Transparency
The possibility of legislation to align hospital prices in California was mentioned during a forum in Sacramento yesterday that examined price transparency in health care.
What Would Success Look Like for Exchange’s Small Business Program?
State health officials have started a new push to get small-business owners to seek health coverage through Covered California — a very different kind of program than the individual-market effort.
Medicare Briefing Examines Hospital Trend To Observe Rather Than Admit
A concern that hospitals might be delaying admission of Medicare patients got national attention in a televised Washington, D.C., briefing last week.
Forum Explores Other States’ Handling of Exchange, Medicaid Enrollment
Enrollment in California’s exchange and Medi-Cal expansion has gone well compared with some parts of the country, but California isn’t the only state with a successful exchange. Officials from other states told their stories yesterday in an online forum.