Latest California Healthline Stories
New Laws in California Set Sights on Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections
State Sen. Elaine Alquist and Kathleen Billingsley, deputy director of the state Department of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Quality, talked with California Healthline about two new laws aimed at curbing hospital-acquired infections.
Cash Infusion From First 5 California Keeps Enrollment Open for Healthy Families Program
Lesley Cummings of the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, Wendy Lazarus of the Children’s Partnership and Kris Perry of First 5 California talked to California Healthline about creative financing to keep Healthy Families up and running.
Physician Organizations Have Mixed Reactions To Decision Upholding Ban on Balance Billing
Don Crane of the California Association of Physician Groups, Elena Lopez-Gusman of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Lynne Randolph from the state Department of Managed Health Care discussed the ruling.
Health Care Providers From Other Countries Face Hurdles Getting Licensed in United States
Jeanne Batalova of the Migration Policy Institute; John Cordova and Jose Pena from the immigrant aid organization Welcome Back; and Kevin Schunke of the California Medical Board discuss the issue with California Healthline.
Medicare Payment Delays Push California Physicians To Stop Accepting New Patients
Mike Barlow of Palmetto, Dev GnanaDev of the California Medical Association, and Sandra Newman and Julian Delgado of the California Academy of Family Physicians discussed the situation with California Healthline.
Critics Argue for Overhaul, Expansion of California High-Risk Health Insurance Program
Elizabeth Landsberg of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, Anthony Wright of Health Access and Robert Zirkelbach of America’s Health Insurance Plans spoke to California Healthline about the state’s high-risk insurance program.
Privacy Breaches at UCLA Highlight Need for Action on Privacy Throughout UC System
Kathleen Billingsley of the California Department of Public Health’s Center for Healthcare Quality, Roxanne Moster of UCLA and Patrick Schlesinger of the University of California discussed security breaches with California Healthline.
Autism Advocates Pushing for State Laws Requiring Health Insurers To Cover Treatments
Kristin Jacobson of advocacy group Autism Speaks, Susan Pisano of America’s Health Insurance Plans and Antonio Hardan of Stanford University’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital discuss coverage of autism treatments.
Effort To Standardize U.S. Hospitals’ Use of Color-Coded Wristbands on Patients Underway
Jan Emerson of the California Hospital Association, Beth Feldpush of the American Hospital Association and Niraj Sehgal of UC-San Francisco spoke with California Healthline about the pros and cons of the project.
Growth of Private Imaging Centers Brings Warnings About Radiation From CT Scans
William Dillon of UCSF, David Schauer of the National College of Radiation Protection and Measurements and Arl Van Moore of the American College of Radiology spoke with California Healthline about private centers that offer CT scans.