Latest California Healthline Stories
Go Beyond The Headlines For Rate Hike Reality
Some Californians got good news last week about the price of their health insurance. But as always, it pays to know the details. Covered California, the state health insurance exchange, announced that its premiums will rise by a weighted average of 4 percent next year. This year’s increase was 4.2 percent. Both were welcome surprises […]
State Issues Whooping Cough Warning
Fewer than half the pregnant women in California are vaccinated against a disease that is potentially fatal to infants, according to a warning from the state Department of Public Health.
Fixes for Health Information Exchange
Experts gathered for an annual health information technology conference in Sonoma County last week to outline predicaments and predictions for the future of health infomration exchange.
San Diego Navigators Target Hard-To-Reach Groups for Exchange
A dozen agencies serving San Diego County received Covered California navigator grants to help bring harder-to-reach populations into the health insurance exchange.
Uninsured Numbers Drop Substantially
A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation says 68% of previously uninsured Californians now have health insurance.
State Gets Federal Grant To Improve Info Exchange During an Emergency
Federal officials are giving California a $2.75 million grant to improve exchange of heath information, both daily and during a public emergency.
What To Do About High-Priced Drugs?
According to a new analysis, California taxpayers could pay as much as $5.1 billion a year to treat hepatitis C patients in state-funded programs, adding fuel to some experts’ contention that expensive drugs may bankrupt the health system. We asked consumer advocates, insurers, state health officials and pharmaceutical manufacturers to weigh in on the issue.
The Affordable Care Act’s Two Futures
Many observers believe the Affordable Care Act is on steadier footing, now that it’s survived two Supreme Court challenges. So what does the future hold for the law? How will it change? And what will it take for the law to be repealed?
High Cost of Autism to California
A new UC-Davis study added up lost productivity and other cost factors of autism and estimated the state will lose $40 billion this year due to the disorder.
Exchange Updates Price Reducer
Covered California premium rates will rise by an average of 4% across the state next year — but each individual consumer may be able to significantly lower that number by using an updated shop-and-compare tool.