Latest California Healthline Stories
Plan To Address Childhood Adversity
At a state summit in San Diego, experts agreed on a plan to include adverse childhood experience — known as ACE indicators — in medical, educational and legislative settings.
Childhood Trauma Action Plan Coming
California experts are gathering to focus on a relatively new health care indicator — adverse childhood experiences, which may portend many adult health conditions.
New Data Show Greater Health Disparities Among Ethnic Groups
UCLA’s new health survey information shows significant differences and disparities in care between the subgroups among Asian and Latino ethnicities.
Half of State’s Undocumented Likely To Qualify for Medi-Cal Coverage
Researchers say about half of the 2.7 million undocumented Californians have incomes low enough to qualify for Medi-Cal coverage if the state offered it.
Long-Range Outlook for Long-Term Care
An annual long-term care conference brought together stakeholders from across the state last month to map out present successes and future efforts around long-term care in California.
Study: Hospitals Need Better Efficiency
About two-thirds of the money that could be saved through better efficiency in California’s health system comes from the inpatient hospital sector, according to a new study.
State Hit by First Non-Senior Flu Death
An influenza-related death in Santa Clara County — the season’s first fatality of a Californian under 65 — prompted state Department of Public Health officials to remind people to get flu shots.
Waiver Approval a Strong Start, Now Time for Long-Term Vision, Expert Says
State and federal health officials reached an agreement on $6.2 billion worth of waiver projects for California’s Medicaid program. One expert says it’s time to build on that with a stronger vision of Medi-Cal’s future.
California officials updating the state’s General Plan are holding forums across the state to gather community input, including on health provisions that might be in the plan.
$6 Billion Waiver Gets Federal Approval
California gets almost everything it wanted in a scaled-back $6.2 billion waiver request for Medicaid delivery and payment system reforms approved over the weekend by federal regulators.