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¿Qué pasa si debes cambiar de plan de salud… estando enfermo?

By Pauline Bartolone August 25, 2017

El retiro de algunas aseguradoras del mercado ha obligado a miles de consumidores a cambiar de plan. Algo que se complica en el caso de pacientes con condiciones crónicas o graves.

What Happens If You’re Forced To Switch Health Plans When You’re Sick?

By Pauline Bartolone August 25, 2017

State lawmakers in California have an answer: legislation that would require your new insurer to keep paying for your current doctors even if they’re not in the network.

Rising Health Insurance Costs A Worry For Some Aging People And Early Retirees

By Steven Findlay and Pauline Bartolone November 1, 2017

Higher premiums loom for Americans in their late 50s and early 60s who are still too young for Medicare and don’t qualify for subsidies under Obamacare. The head of California’s Obamacare exchange says he’s “really worried” about it.

Number Of Dialysis Patients In California Surges

By Pauline Bartolone August 15, 2017

The increase — 46 percent over the past eight years — isn’t because the number of new kidney failure cases is rising. It’s because dialysis patients are living longer.

Pacientes posponen tratamientos críticos por culpa de los deducibles altos

By Pauline Bartolone July 27, 2017

La evidencia está mostrando que los deducibles altos han obligado a la gente a retrasar atención que podría prevenir emergencias de salud más tarde, o mejorar su calidad de vida.

One Force Lacking In Fight Against Opioid Addiction In Rural California: Doctors

By Pauline Bartolone July 12, 2017

Many physicians lack the inclination and training to prescribe medications to assist in treatment. State officials hope a $90 million federal grant will help change this.

When High Deductibles Hurt: Even Insured Patients Postpone Care

By Pauline Bartolone July 27, 2017

The number of Americans with high-deductible health plans is growing, along with the fear that even insured people won’t get the care they need because it’s too costly.

California Valley Fever Cases Highest On Record

By Pauline Bartolone July 24, 2017

Nearly 5,400 cases of the soil-borne fungal disease were reported in 2016, the largest number since the state began tracking the illness in 1995, according to public health officials.

The Union That Roars: Nurses Aren’t Giving Up On California’s Single-Payer Push

By Pauline Bartolone July 10, 2017

The California Nurses Association, representing some 100,000 registered nurses, is regarded statewide and nationally as a progressive political powerhouse. “Politicians are afraid” of the activists they turn out, said one critic.

Covered California Expects 12.5% Average Rate Rise In 2018

By Emily Bazar and Anna Gorman and Pauline Bartolone August 2, 2017

The figure could be higher if President Trump ends an important consumer subsidy, which he has threatened to do. Anthem Blue Cross will pull out of the exchange and the overall individual market in 16 of 19 regions in the state.

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