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November 30, 2018

¿Como la diabetes? Legisladores buscan nuevas formas de tratar adicción a opioides

By Pauline Bartolone September 7, 2018

Un proyecto de ley requeriría que las aseguradoras privadas cubrieran los medicamentos para la adicción a los opioides sin necesidad de aprobación previa.

As Treatable As Diabetes? Lawmakers Push New Ways To Stem Opioid Addiction

By Pauline Bartolone September 7, 2018

California lawmakers approved 14 measures to address the opioid crisis, including one that requires health plans to cover medication-based treatments for opioid addiction without requiring pre-authorization. Gov. Jerry Brown has until the end of September to approve or reject the proposals.

From Stethoscope To Gavel: Pediatrician At Center Of State’s Health Care Debates

By Pauline Bartolone August 24, 2018

State Sen. Richard Pan, a pediatrician who still sees patients once a week, is the new chairman of the Senate Health Committee. He takes this leadership role as he seeks re-election and as the state is battling federal cuts and preparing for a new governor.

Day Care Centers For The Most Fragile Kids Struggle To Stay Open

By Pauline Bartolone May 31, 2018

Eighteen Medi-Cal-funded day care centers across California provide care for over 500 severely ill and disabled children, allowing their parents to work outside the home and avoid poverty. But those centers are struggling to keep their doors open, because they say the payments they get from the state don’t allow them to offer competitive wages, and nurses are leaving for other jobs. Listen to Pauline Bartolone’s story on KQED radio’s “California Report.”

Shortage Of Insurance Fraud Cops Sparks Campaign Debate

By Pauline Bartolone August 16, 2018

About a quarter of fraud investigator positions at the state Department of Insurance are open, and Steve Poizner has made the vacancies a focus of his campaign for insurance commissioner. His opponent, Ricardo Lara, says chasing criminals isn’t the only solution to rising health care costs.

Medicaid Expansion Making Diabetes Meds More Accessible To Poor, Study Shows

By Pauline Bartolone August 6, 2018

The number of diabetes drug prescriptions filled for low-income people enrolled in Medicaid rose sharply in states that expanded eligibility for the program under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new study.

Expansión de Medicaid facilita el acceso de los más pobres a drogas anti diabetes

By Pauline Bartolone August 6, 2018

El estudio revela que las recetas para drogas contra la diabetes aumentaron un 40% en los estados que expandieron Medicaid bajo ACA. También lo hicieron los diagnósticos.

Once Its Greatest Foes, Some Doctors Now Embrace Single-Payer

By Shefali Luthra August 10, 2018

Young physicians in California and beyond are pushing the medical establishment to rethink its long-held opposition. The political fallout could be substantial.

Administration Eases Way For Small Businesses To Buy Insurance In Bulk

By Jay Hancock and Julie Appleby June 20, 2018

The Trump administration issued the final rule on association health plans, which supporters say will make coverage more affordable for some employees but led others to warn about “junk insurance.” Officials in California, aware of the state’s bad experience with such plans, are eager to avert their return.

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