Latest California Healthline Stories
Medi-Cal Expands To Immigrant Children. Here’s How It Works.
New approach will provide state’s low-income health care program to children in the U.S. illegally.
¿Atormentados Por Los Formularios Impositivos Del Obamacare? Aquí Está La Ayuda
Mire cuidadosamente su formulario impositivo 1095 sobre cuidado de salud: existe la posibilidad de que tenga errores.
Taxed By Obamacare Tax Forms? Here’s Help.
Look carefully at your 1095 health care tax form: There’s a chance it’s pocked with errors.
Short-Term Health Plans: The Pros And Cons
“You could get one of these plans, pay the uninsured tax penalty and still pay less.”
Want Into A Clinical Trial? Read This First.
Experimental drugs might help desperate patients, but don’t count on an easy cure.
Large Business, Or Small? Under Obamacare, Maybe You’re Both
Obamacare challenges aren’t over for businesses. Starting in January, companies employing 50 to 100 workers face complicated and seemingly contradictory new rules that will affect what kind of insurance they offer and how much they and their workers will pay for it. Wouldn’t you know it, one rule defines them as large businesses and another […]
On Medicare? Time To Pay Attention
More than 5 million Californians get their health insurance from Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people 65 and over, and for people under 65 who have certain disabilities. There’s a lot going on with Medicare right now. Premiums will rise next year for about one-third of its Part B enrollees. (I’ll help you decipher […]
Different Due Process For 2 Million On Medi-Cal
Ben Fallstead, 28, was diagnosed several years ago with babesiosis, a tick-borne disease that left him exhausted, wracked with fevers and chronic joint pain and unable to hold a job. After going through several antibiotics, his specialist prescribed one that brought him some relief. “I was just getting to the point where I felt semi-normal,” he […]
Choose Health Plan With More Than Pocketbook In Mind
If you’re not already in the midst of picking your health coverage for next year, you soon may be. If at all possible, please don’t base your decision solely on the cost of monthly premiums. Let’s say you have asthma. Out of 10 major Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) recently ranked in California, three received a […]
Pregnant And Uninsured? You Have Options.
Did you recently have or adopt a baby, get married, or move to California from another state? Perhaps you lost your job – and your health insurance with it. These are some of life’s common events that trigger special health insurance enrollment opportunities, which allow you to buy or switch plans outside of limited open […]