Latest California Healthline Stories
Exchange Survey Sets Table for Upcoming Open Enrollment Period
Covered California hopes to sign up at least 300,000 consumers in the enrollment period starting Nov. 1 — in part by reaching Californians who are eligible for subsidies but don’t know it.
Decision on Social Security Could Affect Health Care Costs for State’s Seniors
There may be no cost-of-living increase in Social Security this year, which could mean hikes in Medicare premiums and deductibles along with half a billion dollars less for the state’s coffers.
State Scales Back Medicaid Waiver Request From $17 Billion to $7 Billion
CMS officials reportedly have shied from the type of funding formula advanced by California’s 1115 Medicaid waiver request.
Sonoma County Releases First-of-its-Kind Survey of Farmworker Health
Many children of farmworkers are eligible for health care coverage but are not getting it. That’s one of the findings of Sonoma County’s first comprehensive health survey of its farmworkers.
Hospitals Urged To Avoid Serving Meat From Livestock Raised on Antibiotics
UC-San Francisco scientists are lobbying health care providers — specifically hospitals — to stop serving meat from animals raised with antibiotics, saying the practice is endangering human health.
Report: Record Medicaid Growth, Reforms
A Kaiser Family Foundation report suggests Medicaid is playing a more significant role in the U.S. health care system following changes and expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Scope of Practice Legislation To Fight Another Day
None of the four bills proposing expanded scopes of practice for health care providers in California this year made it the governor’s desk. At least one state legislator vows to keep trying.
Covered California Fixes Gap in Coverage for Pregnant Women
California’s insurance exchange this week added a new program officials hope will fill a void in coverage for middle-income pregnant women.
Vaccinations for Day Care Workers, CCS Extension Among Avalanche of Signings
Gov. Brown signed and vetoed dozens of health-related bills in the last two days before the signing deadline, including some lesser-known legislation along with the big-ticket items.
Big Day for Health-Related Bills
The governor signed a slew of health bills yesterday, including a measure requiring insurers to issue up-to-date provider directories.