Latest California Healthline Stories
Health Care for the Undocumented Complicated by Cost Questions
Elizabeth Landsberg of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, H.D. Palmer of the state Department of Finance, Nadereh Pourat of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and undocumented college student Darwin Velasquez spoke with California Healthline about the intentions and possible effects of a new bill introduced in the Senate to provide health care to the undocumented population in California.
Patient Satisfaction Among Low-Income Patients on the Rise, Survey Says
Despite concerns about problems with access to care as millions of residents gained health coverage through Medi-Cal expansion or Covered California, patient satisfaction among low-income Californians increased from 2011 to 2014, according to a study by Blue Shield of California Foundation.
Got An Obamacare Tax Credit? You May Need A Tax Preparer.
Hey, health insurance stragglers, this is your moment. Obamacare’s second open-enrollment period ends Feb. 15, which is the last day to apply for health coverage for 2015 from Covered California or the private market. (That is, unless you experience a major life change such as the birth of a child, divorce or job loss, which would […]
Analyst’s Office Cites ‘Shortcomings’ in Mental Health Hospitals’ Administration
Poor budgeting methods, administrative inefficiencies and unclear staffing needs all combine for a low score for the California Department of State Hospitals, according to a new report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
Cost Drivers and How To Steer Them
Expensive drugs got much of the blame last week during a legislative hearing hoping to pinpoint the major cost drivers in the state’s health care system.
How Immigration Changes, Proposal for Undocumented Could Affect Medi-Cal
A new study estimates the number of uninsured in California at roughly three million — about half of them undocumented. President Obama’s executive order on immigration and a new state proposal to insure California’s undocumented could change the state’s insurance landscape significantly.
Health Reform Expert Peter Harbage Dies
The health policy world in California is mourning the death of a big contributor to the health care reform effort.
Boxer, Feinstein Back State Bill To End ‘Personal Belief’ Vaccine Exemptions
Both U.S. senators from California came out in strong support of ending most childhood immunization exemptions in the state, calling the issue a public health necessity.
Disruptive Technology Main Focus at Clinton Health Matters Conference
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and technologists weighed in on how the nation’s health care system can be improved with “disruptive technology” at the Clinton Foundation’s Fourth Annual Health Matters Activation Summit last week in Riverside County.
The Measles Outbreak Is a Big Story. This One’s Bigger.
Vaccination news has dominated the headlines, but there’s a much bigger health policy story that stands to shake up the industry, experts say: Medicare’s new proposal to shift how it pays hospitals and doctors, which could ultimately transform health care’s decades-old fee-for-service system.