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Panel OKs Mental Health Parity Bill
The Assembly health committee’s approval of a mental health reform bill late in the legislative session gives the measure a head start on the next session.
Retail Clinic Growth Sparks New Partnership in San Diego
As full implementation of the Affordable Care Act fast approaches and concerns over primary care shortages grow, a new partnership in San Diego illustrates California’s growing reliance on retail clinics to increase access to health care.
Pharmacists: ‘We’re Providers, Too’
When people think of reforming the health care system, they should include pharmacists in the equation, according to pharmacy experts who gathered for a conference this week in Sacramento.
Assistants Could Do More Under Proposed Bill
If medical assistants could do more, then physician assistants could do more, and that would free primary care physicians to do more. That’s the theory behind a bill that won committee approval yesterday in the California Assembly and now heads to a floor vote.
One Year Later: What’s Changed Since the Obamacare Verdict
NFIB v. Sebelius was a court case years in the making. Now, one year after the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Affordable Care Act, “Road to Reform” rounds up how health care has, and hasn’t, changed since the landmark decision.
Transparency Sought for Health Care Department
One of a few bills still making its way through the committee process at the end of the California Legislature session seeks to bring a higher level of transparency to the Department of Health Care Services.
Senate Report Examines Goals for Alzheimer’s Care
The Senate Office of Research released a report focusing on the “impending public health crisis” of Alzheimer’s disease in California.
State Gearing Up for Public Education Campaign Targeting Latinos
Next month, thousands of outreach workers will hit the streets to spread the word about Covered California with a special focus on Latino communities. The state needs young, healthy people to participate in the health insurance exchange to keep costs down.
Less Hidden Information by Exchange Under New Bill
A Senate committee this week approved legislation to increase transparency at Covered California, the state’s health benefit exchange.
Bill Would Exempt Some Skilled Nursing Facilities From Cut
The effort to reverse a Medi-Cal reimbursement rate cut still is moving forward as an urgency measure, even though the Legislature already passed a budget.