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Advocates Want Duals Pilot Project Slowed
The National Senior Citizens Law Center is asking state and federal officials to slow down and fix problems in the pilot project to coordinate care for Californians eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal.
Bill To Extend Adult Day Program OK’d
California’s adult day health care program has ridden a rollercoaster of elimination, rebirth, funding reductions and legislative battles. A bill to extend the program appears to be on a track as smooth as glass.
Health Care Battles Focus on What’s Left Out of Budget, Not What’s in It
California’s fiscal year 2014-2015 budget includes small steps toward restoring large health care cuts made during the recession, but most of the big-ticket items are still on the shelf, stirring anger among advocates and legislators.
California May Be Pushed To Offer Autism Treatment as Medi-Cal Benefit
Autism advocates contend CMS approval of autism therapy as a Medicaid benefit in two states means California and all other states are required to offer the same benefit.
More Health Plans Ask To Join Obamacare. Surprise: They’re Run By Hospitals
In the latest sign of the industry’s changing dynamics, about a half-dozen insurance plans asking to join the Affordable Care Act’s health exchanges this fall are owned by hospitals.
No Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks; Assembly Committee Rejects Proposal
One of the high-profile health bills in Sacramento this year — a plan to put health risk warnings on the sides of soda cans and other sweetened drinks sold in California — passed the Senate but failed to get out of committee in the Assembly.
How To Fight An Unexpected Bill Under Obamacare
Do your homework. That’s the advice that health insurance companies have long given. They tell you to verify whether your doctor or hospital is in network before you head to your appointments. If you don’t, you risk a hefty bill for visiting an uncovered provider. But in the age of Obamacare, “doing your homework” has […]
Bill To Diversify Exchange Rolls Along
A few weeks after passing a Senate floor vote, a proposal to expand the credentials and capabilities of the Covered California board of directors has been approved by the Assembly health committee.
Consumer Advocates Support California Bill Limiting Asset Seizure
California consumer advocates support a proposal in the state Legislature that would limit the assets the state can recoup from deceased Medi-Cal beneficiaries’ estates.
Health Issues Spur Debate Into Final Hours of Budget Negotiations
Debate over health care-related issues produced a high level of angst among California legislators in the final hours of budget discussions Sunday night.