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Decision To Deny Policy Extensions Surprisingly Easy for Exchange Board
The Covered California board’s unanimous decision yesterday to reject President Obama’s deadline extension plan and leave California’s deadlines in place for individual insurance policies was met with almost universal support from stakeholders.
Rosier State Budget Report Prompts Talk About Restoring Health Care Cuts
When California faced fiscal crisis, state officials cut health care spending. Now that it looks like the financial sky is lightening, will the state restore a few of those cuts?
California’s Trans Fat Law Set Stage for Pending National Ban on the ‘Anti-Food’
A national effort to ban trans fat from all foods got its start five years ago when a similar law took effect in California.
The New Heath Coverage Gap: Will Obama or States Take Action To Close It?
A new health coverage gap is emerging in states that are not expanding Medicaid. Experts wonder whether states will act to help residents who are affected or if the Obama administration will provide aid.
Exchange Readies Second Web Opening
The Covered California website will upgrade this weekend and then launch for a second time — this time with capability to enroll small business owners and employees in the SHOP program.
About 130,000 Americans pick up and move somewhere else every single day, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates. And guess who are among the most mobile? We itchy Californians. Perhaps you’re wondering what moving around has to do with Obamacare. Quite a lot, actually. Your health plan options – and prices – vary by geography, and the […]
Building a New Health Care Workforce
An Assembly committee last week staged a hearing on statewide health care workforce shortages in Bakersfield, where providers are especially scarce, according to legislators.
Innovation, Policy Outlook for Autism
A state Senate committee, considering new policy for autism coverage, met in Santa Ana last week to examine a successful Orange County autism research and treatment program.
More Changes Coming for California’s Disparate County Health Systems
The rules are changing on several fronts for county health systems in California. Although the state’s 58 counties will continue to do things their own way, none will be doing it the old way.
As Stimulus Money Ends, Summit Looks at Future of Health Information Effort
Industry leaders and stakeholders gathered this week for an annual summit in Sacramento to chart a course for health information technology in California that won’t include federal stimulus funding, which ends in three months.