Latest California Healthline Stories
UnitedHealth’s Threat To Leave Exchanges Not Expected To Mean Much in California
UnitedHealth Group announced yesterday it’s losing too much money in Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges and may reduce participation next year. But that probably won’t happen in California, according to Covered California officials.
New Salvo in Old Battle Against Drug Ads
The American Medical Association this week called for a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs, a position the California Medical Association endorsed nearly 20 years ago.
New Health Clinic Built at Fire Station
A health clinic opening at a local fire station in Hayward hopes to bring together the emergency and primary care health systems.
Autism Advocates Burn Over State Plan
Advocates are bristling over autism therapy guidelines for Medi-Cal managed care plans released by state officials last week.
State Legislators Get High Marks From Reproductive Rights Advocates
An annual scorecard issued by Planned Parenthood shows support is running high for reproductive rights issues in the California Legislature.
Plan To Address Childhood Adversity
At a state summit in San Diego, experts agreed on a plan to include adverse childhood experience — known as ACE indicators — in medical, educational and legislative settings.
Childhood Trauma Action Plan Coming
California experts are gathering to focus on a relatively new health care indicator — adverse childhood experiences, which may portend many adult health conditions.
New Data Show Greater Health Disparities Among Ethnic Groups
UCLA’s new health survey information shows significant differences and disparities in care between the subgroups among Asian and Latino ethnicities.
Half of State’s Undocumented Likely To Qualify for Medi-Cal Coverage
Researchers say about half of the 2.7 million undocumented Californians have incomes low enough to qualify for Medi-Cal coverage if the state offered it.
Long-Range Outlook for Long-Term Care
An annual long-term care conference brought together stakeholders from across the state last month to map out present successes and future efforts around long-term care in California.