Latest California Healthline Stories
New Health Clinic Built at Fire Station
A health clinic opening at a local fire station in Hayward hopes to bring together the emergency and primary care health systems.
Autism Advocates Burn Over State Plan
Advocates are bristling over autism therapy guidelines for Medi-Cal managed care plans released by state officials last week.
State Legislators Get High Marks From Reproductive Rights Advocates
An annual scorecard issued by Planned Parenthood shows support is running high for reproductive rights issues in the California Legislature.
UC-San Diego’s New Robotics Institute Aims To Help People Age at Home
UC-San Diego’s new Contextual Robotics Institute plans to develop robotics systems with the ability to sense and interpret human movement and emotion. It’s part of a growing trend to leverage technology to help the increasing number of older adults remain at home.
Plan To Address Childhood Adversity
At a state summit in San Diego, experts agreed on a plan to include adverse childhood experience — known as ACE indicators — in medical, educational and legislative settings.
Childhood Trauma Action Plan Coming
California experts are gathering to focus on a relatively new health care indicator — adverse childhood experiences, which may portend many adult health conditions.
Is the ‘Cadillac Tax’ a Good Idea?
Two years before it’s scheduled to kick in, the Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac tax” on high-end health insurance is generating debate. We asked consumer advocates, employers, insurers and other stakeholders to weigh in.
California and its Counties Leading Way on Health Benefits for Undocumented
Contra Costa County Supervisor Candice Anderson, Rosa Maria Arriaga, a 72-year-old patient, Álvaro Fuentes of Contra Costa County’s Community Clinic Consortium, Gerald Kominski of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Gabrielle Lessard of the National Immigration Law Center, Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, Teshina Wilson, a physician at a Richmond clinic, and Anthony Wright of Health Access California spoke with California Healthline about the state’s efforts to provide health care to undocumented immigrants.
What Paul Ryan’s Election to House Speaker Means for the Affordable Care Act
Newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan has signaled he will continue to fight the Affordable Care Act by exploring replacement plans. While it is unlikely that Ryan will be able to make any moves on health care reform while President Obama is in office, the 2016 presidential election could open new doors, experts say.
New Data Show Greater Health Disparities Among Ethnic Groups
UCLA’s new health survey information shows significant differences and disparities in care between the subgroups among Asian and Latino ethnicities.