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After Setback, Proponents Of Universal Coverage In Calif. Look To Next Governor

By Ana B. Ibarra June 25, 2018

Key measures in the legislature’s coverage-for-all strategy failed to make it into next year’s state budget. Pending legislation to accomplish the same goals are unlikely to pass muster with Gov. Jerry Brown.

California Poised To Expand Access To Hepatitis C Drugs

By Pauline Bartolone June 21, 2018

New state rules and funding, which are pending approval from the governor, would make almost all Medi-Cal recipients with hepatitis C eligible for pricey, lifesaving medications, as long as they are at least 13 and have more than one year to live.

New Hospital Leader Fights Price Controls Despite Reputation As A Reformer

By Pauline Bartolone June 18, 2018

Carmela Coyle was known as an innovator when she led Maryland’s hospital association and supported a groundbreaking program that capped hospital revenue. But less than a year into her new job representing California’s hospitals in Sacramento, Coyle has already helped kill a proposal to regulate pricing.

California’s Attorney General Vows National Fight To Defend The ACA

By Pauline Bartolone June 8, 2018

Xavier Becerra, who is leading an effort by at least 15 states to protect the law, said the Trump Administration’s latest efforts to dismantle it endangers coverage for millions of Americans.

In Health Care Arena, The Prize For Calif. Insurance Commissioner Is A Bullhorn

By Pauline Bartolone May 30, 2018

The California Department of Insurance, headed by the commissioner, regulates only a small fraction of the market. But the job comes with a bully pulpit that amplifies its impact. Three of the four candidates would use it to push for a statewide single-payer system.

A Little-Known Activist Thinks Big About Single-Payer

March 29, 2018

Democratic legislators seem to favor an incremental approach to providing universal health care in California. Tech worker Dale Fountain has a more ambitious goal, even if it’s a long shot for now.

California Hospitals Grapple With Shortage Of Powerful Opioid Painkillers

March 20, 2018

As supplies of injectable morphine, Dilaudid and fentanyl dwindle, hospitals are struggling to shore up supplies or find alternatives to keep their patients out of pain.

Los aspirantes a gobernar California explican sus diferencias en políticas de salud

By Pauline Bartolone May 7, 2018

Los aspirantes a la gobernación de California coinciden en las cosas que el sistema de salud debe cambiar. Pero difieren en cómo alcanzar esos cambios.

Gubernatorial Hopefuls Look To Health Care For Election Edge

By Pauline Bartolone May 7, 2018

Health care is a significant, and often divisive, issue in the race. Here’s a look at where the top six candidates — two Republicans and four Democrats — stand.

California’s ACA Rates To Rise 8.7% Next Year

By Chad Terhune and Pauline Bartolone July 19, 2018

The average increase in California is smaller than the double-digit hikes expected around the nation, due largely to a healthier mix of enrollees and more competition in its marketplace. Still, health insurance prices keep growing faster than wages and general inflation.

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