Latest California Healthline Stories
Agricultural Giant Takes Lead in Keeping Workers Healthy
Paramount Agribusinesses, a large fruit and nut grower in the Central Valley, offers no-cost primary health care to its employees and their families in an effort to increase productivity and improve the health of workers.
How Do California Small Business Owners Feel About ACA?
In the wake of a Gallup poll showing that almost half of the country’s small business owners predict the Affordable Care Act will be bad for business, we asked stakeholders to assess the mood in California. The new state health exchange is scheduled to announce insurers and premiums for the “SHOP” small business exchange early next month.
Increasing Medical Residencies Could Help Inland Empire
A new bill that would increase the number of medical residencies in California could help alleviate a doctor shortage in the Inland Empire, the most underserved region in the state, according to health care experts. The region has about half the number of primary care physicians it needs, according to a California HealthCare Foundation report.
Competition Spurs Northern Expansion in San Diego
Health care providers are expanding their reach in San Diego’s wealthier northern communities as declining reimbursements and changes to the delivery system under the Affordable Care Act alter the economic environment for health care.
Changes Set Stage for ‘Shakeout’ of Medical Suppliers, Services
Experts predict changes in contracting practices might shrink the number of businesses supplying medical products and services in California by as much as 50% over the next few years.
Fresno Family Funds Pharmacy College in Central Valley
A new, private, four-year college offering post-graduate degrees in pharmacy is taking shape in the Central Valley. California Health Sciences University officials hope the school will help address the shortage of health care professionals in the region.
Should California Expand Providers’ Scope of Practice?
Hoping to bolster the ranks of providers able to deal with millions of newly insured Californians, the California Legislature this month will consider a proposal to give mid-level health care practitioners more autonomy and authority. We asked legislators and stakeholders if that’s a good idea.
The Radical Rethinking of Primary Care Starts Now
After years of being overlooked, primary care — or efforts to transform it, at least — has emerged as a major focus for reform. Here’s a look at the ongoing problems with primary care, and some of the more striking initiatives to redesign it.
New Institute Hopes To Boost Primary Care Pay, Numbers in California
A new organization launching next week — the California Advanced Primary Care Institute — hopes to engage a broad spectrum of stakeholders to do what others have tried with little success: change the way primary care doctors are recruited, trained and paid in California.
Northern California Addresses Safety-Net Challenges
Anticipating an influx of newly insured residents in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act fully takes effect, Northern California clinics are recruiting new primary care physicians and considering how to best use mid-level providers.