Latest California Healthline Stories
Foundation Examines Oral Health Inequities in Central Valley
A national oral health advocacy organization is working with Fresno State University’s Central Valley Health Policy Institute to identify and prioritize dental needs in the region.
Dental Managed Care Takes a New Tack
A California insurer has shown strong results with a new financial model for paying dental providers combining managed care and fee for service.
There’s bipartisan support for legislation that would eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s Independent Payment Advisory Board, meaning that one of the few ways to limit Medicare spending growth could soon be gone. What other tools could control Medicare spending?
Bill To End Intoxicated Patient Diversion
The Assembly Committee on Health approved legislation to stop hospitals from asking police to take their severely intoxicated patients.
Emergency Transport Firms Want a Seat at Medi-Cal Rate Talks Table
A coalition of six emergency transport companies, saying Medi-Cal reimbursement covers one-sixth of the actual cost of emergency ambulance services, seeks a rate increase from the state.
Governor Calls for Special Legislative Session To Address Health Spending
With health care spending high on his list of fiscal concerns, Gov. Brown has called for a special legislative session dealing with Medi-Cal, loss of the managed care organization tax and other health spending issues.
Should California Prohibit ‘Skinny’ Health Insurance Plans From Large Employers?
We asked legislators, consumer advocates, employers and insurers to weigh in on a bill in the California Legislature that would prohibit large employers from offering workers “skinny” health plans in California.
Survey Bolsters Nurse Practitioner Bill
AARP, which has been campaigning for state legislation to expand scope of practice for nurse practitioners, is releasing a survey today that shows strong support for the proposal among older Californians.
Getting Autism Therapy Benefit Doesn’t Mean Getting Access to Care
Almost a year after the state made autism therapy a Medi-Cal benefit, just 2% of California’s autistic children in the Medi-Cal program are actually getting care.
Sacramento County Votes To Provide Health Care for Undocumented Adults
Six years after trying to eliminate the county’s indigent care program, Sacramento reversed direction and now will provide the services.