Latest California Healthline Stories
Future of Children’s Program Up in Air
Children’s health advocates are wary of the state’s plans to redesign the California Children’s Services program with a managed care model.
Health Care Delivery Reform: Will the ACA’s Changes Stick?
The Affordable Care Act has been a driver for health care delivery system transformation, particularly in the long-term care sector. But experts say only time will tell if these reforms will work.
Stanford Study Finds Fault With Tobacco Testimony of Six Physicians
A new report from Stanford researchers finds “systematic bias” in the court presentations of half a dozen medical specialists who testify on behalf of tobacco companies.
‘Visionary’ Pilot Targets Palliative Care
Instead of simply extending hospice services to palliative patients, a rural pilot program is using telemedicine and team training in a different approach.
Report Highlights Importance of Calif.’s Social Safety Net for Children’s Health
More than half the children in California are enrolled in at least one nutrition assistance or public health insurance program, but participation varies significantly across the state, creating disparities, according to a report from the Public Policy Institute of California.
Special Session Allows an End-Around; Tobacco Bills Avoid G.O. Committee
In an unusual move, legislative leaders moved tobacco regulation proposals to the California Legislature’s special session on health, circumventing the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization that had scuttled two of them.
Children’s Services May Get Extra Year Before Move to Managed Care Starts
The California Senate Committee on Health approved a bill calling for a one-year delay in the plan to move Medi-Cal children with rare and complicated diseases into managed care plans.
Two Tobacco Bills Go In, None Remain
Legislation to regulate electronic cigarettes and a second bill to change the age limit for tobacco buyers failed to move forward yesterday in the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization.
What Has Half a Century of Medicaid Meant for U.S.?
Experts and stakeholders reflect on half a century of Medicaid as we approach the 50th anniversary of two national health programs.
Why Expanded Health Care Access for the Undocumented Is Unlikely, Despite Benefits
Research suggests that there are several potential benefits to expanding health care coverage to undocumented immigrants: avoiding a plateau in insurance gains, extending Medicare solvency and others. But expanded access is likely to stall in the face of cost and other concerns.