Latest California Healthline Stories
Q: I have been on the Covered California website and the calculator asks for family size, which I presume means the taxpayer plus number of dependents claimed on federal tax forms. If a consumer claims non-child family members (like aging parents) do they count as part of family size? A: What’s a family? In our […]
State Opens Adult Day Services Dialogue
Before the legal settlement that led to creation of the Community Based Adult Services program expires, state officials are reviewing and updating California’s participation in the federally matched benefit for adult day health care services.
California May Learn From Other States in Move Toward Streamlined Enrollment
As California works to streamline its Medi-Cal eligibility and enrollment system, officials could take lessons from other states that have undergone similar transitions.
L.A. County Officials Predict Substance Misuse Care Will Expand Under ACA
When Affordable Care Act floodgates officially open Jan. 1, Los Angeles County officials predict expanded access to substance misuse treatment services will help curb an expensive and growing problem in Southern California.
California One of Two States Cashing In on New ACA Long-Term Care Funding
California is one of two states currently participating in the Affordable Care Act’s Community First Choice Option, which provides higher federal matching Medicaid funds for community-based, long-term care services.
Campaign Launched To Enroll Children, Families in Covered California
The Children’s Partnership yesterday launched a campaign to work with schools — as well as child care and after-school programs — to inform families about new coverage options through Covered California.
Shutdown Hasn’t Slowed State Leaders
With state health insurance exchanges in their first weeks of operation, health policy leaders were thinking about much more than the federal government shutdown during the National Academy for State Health Policy Conference last week in Seattle.
Should Obamacare Be Delayed — And More to the Point, Can It?
Mounting problems with the federal health insurance exchange have sparked widespread concern, and even supporters of the ACA are turning critical. Experts weigh in on whether the individual mandate and other elements of Obamacare should, or even can, be delayed if the problems persist.
Brown Vetoes Pricing Transparency Bill
A bill aimed at Kaiser Permanente that would have required insurers to provide more health care cost data was vetoed by Gov. Brown, who said he has his own plans for cost transparency.
What You Need To Know NOW As Obamacare Debuts
Over the past six months, your Obamacare questions have steadily piled up in my inbox. Now, “steadily” is a description I can only think back fondly on. These days, words such as “barrage” or “deluge” are more fitting. At last count, I tallied more than 800 comments and queries. And the pace has accelerated since […]