Latest California Healthline Stories
Drug Pricing Bill Can’t Pass Committee
Just like last year, a bill in the California Legislature to require pricing transparency by pharmaceutical companies was pulled from the Assembly Health Committee for lack of votes.
Slipping Between Medicaid And Marketplace Coverage Can Leave Consumers Confused
KHN’s consumer columnist answers questions about how people can handle moving between the government health plan for low-income residents and the private plans offered on the federal health law’s exchanges.
El sitio Infórmate ofrece recursos e información para ayudar a erradicar mitos culturales que hacen que los latinos no se conviertan en donantes vivos de riñón.
Agreement may be near for replacing California’s $1.1 billion managed care organization tax, which now looks nothing like it did when it was first proposed.
Telenovelas, Spanish Website Seek To Inform Hispanics About Kidney Donations
The website Infórmate offers resources and information to help dispel cultural myths that may keep Latinos from becoming live kidney donors.
Let the Budget Plan Pushback Begin
Gov. Brown’s proposed budget released last week brings into focus some of the likely areas of disagreement over health care spending.
Turnaround for Riverside County’s Financially Beleaguered Medical Center
Changes are underway at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, formerly Riverside County Regional Medical Center. Expansion, rebranding and capital investments are geared toward restoring the safety-net hospital’s financial footing.
Last-Minute Deal May Resolve Dispute Over Managed Care Tax In California
The proposed compromise would avert $1 billion in budget cuts but still must be approved by a two-thirds majority in the legislature.
LA Chapter Splitting From National Alzheimer’s Association
The local group is one of several regional affiliates breaking away because of fears about losing flexibility as the national group begins a consolidation effort to gain more efficiency in operations.
Dual-Eligible Coordinated Care Program Gets Vote of Confidence in Gov.’s Budget
The state’s duals demonstration project, thought to be in danger of discontinuation, features prominently in the governor’s budget proposal — assuming a new managed care organization tax can be created.