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Exchange Officials Address ‘Glitchy’ Start
At the first meeting of the health benefit exchange board since Covered California’s enrollment effort launched, officials evaluated many facets of the rollout, including the “glitchy beginning.”
Medi-Cal Transition ‘Lessons Learned’
An Assembly health committee hearing yesterday examined the long list of current and pending Medi-Cal managed care transitions with the goal of correcting missteps of the past and avoiding new ones in the future.
State Agency’s Penalty Check Payout for Late Hearings Climbs Above $2.7 Million
More than a thousand Californians successfully appealed a move to exclude them from Community Based Adult Services care, and the state’s delay in processing those hearings cost millions of dollars in penalties.
State Opens Adult Day Services Dialogue
Before the legal settlement that led to creation of the Community Based Adult Services program expires, state officials are reviewing and updating California’s participation in the federally matched benefit for adult day health care services.
California May Learn From Other States in Move Toward Streamlined Enrollment
As California works to streamline its Medi-Cal eligibility and enrollment system, officials could take lessons from other states that have undergone similar transitions.
California One of Two States Cashing In on New ACA Long-Term Care Funding
California is one of two states currently participating in the Affordable Care Act’s Community First Choice Option, which provides higher federal matching Medicaid funds for community-based, long-term care services.
Campaign Launched To Enroll Children, Families in Covered California
The Children’s Partnership yesterday launched a campaign to work with schools — as well as child care and after-school programs — to inform families about new coverage options through Covered California.
Brown Vetoes Pricing Transparency Bill
A bill aimed at Kaiser Permanente that would have required insurers to provide more health care cost data was vetoed by Gov. Brown, who said he has his own plans for cost transparency.
Bill Regulating Biosimilar Drugs Vetoed
Until FDA works out standards for biosimilar drugs, regulating them now would be premature, said Gov. Brown in vetoing a bill aimed at overseeing less-costly alternatives to biologic drugs.
Licensed midwives no longer need to be under the supervision of a physician and are restricted to attending to normal births under a bill signed into law Thursday.