Latest California Healthline Stories
California’s Safety Net Health Centers Seeing More Low-Income Patients, Less State Funding
Carmela Castellano-Garcia of CPCA, Melissa Stafford Jones of CAPH and William Walker of Contra Costa Health Services spoke with California Healthline about growing strain on the state’s safety net health care system.
New Grants Aim To Help California Scientists Leverage Stem Cells for Medical Research
Donald Kohn of UCLA’s Human Gene Medicine Program, Bettina Steffen of CIRM and Irving Weissman of Stanford University’s stem cell biology institute spoke with California Healthline about the recent research grants.
Non-Native English Speakers Face Numerous Linguistic, Cultural Barriers to Medical Care
Mary Masland of UC-Berkeley, Rachel Mutrux of the Missouri Telehealth Network, Margaret O’Kane of NCQA and Gayle Tang of Kaiser Permanente discussed intercultural communication challenges with California Healthline.
Recent Injunction Blocking In-Home Care Cuts Highlights Impact of Reducing Safety-Net Care
Melinda Bird of Disability Rights California, Laura Dunn of UC-San Francisco and Joseph Hafkenschiel of the California Association for Health Services at Home spoke with California Healthline about the recent ruling.
Consumer Advocates, Health Insurers Support Reform Proposals That Boost Preventive Care
Tom Epstein of Blue Shield of California, Robert Pearl of the Permanente Medical Group and Anthony Wright of Health Access spoke with California Healthline about health care reform proposals designed to promote wellness.
Health Care Reform Debate Roiled by Concerns Over Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants
Immigration attorney Sonal Ambegaokar, Anthony Cava of DHCS, Kathleen King of the Santa Clara Family Health Foundation and Yeh Ling-Ling of Alliance for a Sustainable USA discussed the debate with California Healthline.
Cuts to Calif. Mental Health Care Could Leave Patients With Nowhere To Turn, Advocates Say
John Buck of Turning Point Community Programs, Patricia Ryan of the California Mental Health Directors Association and Rusty Selix of the Mental Health Association in California discussed recent funding losses.
California Health Officials Prepare To Combat Expected Increase in H1N1 Influenza Cases
Deborah Burger of CNA, Gil Chavez of the state public health department, Cheri Hummel of the California Hospital Association and Hilary McLean of the education department discussed H1N1 preparedness with California Healthline.
Officials Making Gradual Progress on Efforts To Overhaul State Health Licensing Boards
Ann Boynton of the nursing board, Julie D’Angelo Fellmeth of UC-San Diego, Charles Ornstein of ProPublica and Brian Stiger of the Consumer Affairs Department discussed licensing board reform with California Healthline.
Policymakers Look to Salary-Based Physician-Payment Models To Lower Health Care Costs
Jack Chou of the California Academy of Family Physicians, Mark Hall of Wake Forest University, Robert Pearl of Kaiser Permanente and AMA President James Rohack discussed physician compensation with California Healthline.