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Advocates Roll Out Plan for Uninsured
At an Assembly hearing yesterday, advocates floated a proposal for a state-funded program to provide health insurance for the undocumented population in California.
Exchange Spends More Than Expected on Enrollment, Retention System
The Covered California board last week approved a fiscal year 2013-2014 budget about $88 million higher than the initial $400 million spending plan for the insurance exchange, largely because the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment and Retention System cost about $112 million more than expected.
Changes Coming in California Medical Labs
California’s new partnership with a private accreditation organization — believed to be the first of its kind in the country — is one of several changes in store for clinical laboratories.
More Than One Million Latinos Enrolled In Exchange or Medi-Cal in Six Months
Of the 3.3 million Californians who signed up for the exchange or enrolled in Medi-Cal over the past six months, more than a million were Latino.
State Limits Denial of Autism Therapy
New mental health parity regulations announced this week could signal more penalties for delay or denial of autism treatment by insurers in California.
San Diego Ranked 18th Healthiest, but Access to Care Worries Officials
San Diego health officials are encouraged by the county’s ranking as the 18th healthiest county in California in the fifth edition of the County Health Rankings, but some are concerned there may be problems with access to care in the county’s future.
Has Confusion Hampered the Success of ACA Subsidies?
Big Campaign Spending Due in June
Both sides of the November ballot measure to regulate health insurance rate hikes expect an advertising surge will begin in June after the initiative is assigned a proposition number.
Exchange To Lay Out Benefit Designs
It may seem too early to contemplate Covered California premium rates and benefit designs for 2015, but in the bureaucratic world of health care next year is almost here. Designing next year’s coverage will be an important subject at this week’s exchange board meeting.
Odd Dynamic in Senate Bill Passage
In a role reversal of sorts in the state Legislature, a Republican legislator argued for passage of an Affordable Care Act bill for patient privacy rights while health care advocates argued for administrative efficacy.