Latest California Healthline Stories
Exchange Set To Reveal Premium Rates
About 1.3 million Californians will see a change in Covered California’s health plan rates expected to be announced today. The question is: How much?
Changes Afoot for Orange County Duals
After several false starts, Orange County is set to launch its enrollment process for the duals demonstration project — but with a slightly modified timeline.
Bill in Congress Affects Foster Kids Here
When California former foster children move to another state, their health coverage could disappear unless a new proposal passes in Congress.
Evaluation Trumps Incarceration in L.A. Police Dept. Mental Health Efforts
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Mental Evaluation Unit is winning rave reviews locally, in other states and from a few foreign countries, as well. Stakeholders say the program could be even better with more resources.
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.