Latest California Healthline Stories
Computer Glitch at Covered California Sending Multiple, Conflicting Messages
Officials hope a fix can be found soon for a computer system glitch that produced and sent multiple — and often confusing — notices to Covered California applicants.
Senate Raises Concerns About Medi-Cal Backlog and Exchange Outreach Effort
‘Phones are ringing off the hook,’ state legislators say, with complaints about access to providers and long waits for Medi-Cal enrollment processing.
Health Focus at Senior Legislative Hearings
Health care coverage and reform were high on seniors’ lists of concerns at the annual gathering of the Senior Legislature this week in Sacramento.
How State Will Handle Medi-Cal Renewals
Only about half of the eight million Medi-Cal recipients who need to renew their coverage this year have done so. That has led to the state temporarily delaying cancellation of Medi-Cal coverage for late enrollees.
State Gearing Up To Move Rural Seniors, Disabled Into Medi-Cal Managed Care
California health officials are about to launch a program in rural parts of the state to shift about 20,000 Medi-Cal seniors and persons with disabilities into managed care plans.
How Open Enrollment Affects Medi-Cal
Covered California’s second open enrollment period beginning Nov. 15 could bump up Medi-Cal enrollment, but probably not as much as last year, officials predict.
State Closing In on Federal Waiver for Residential Care in Drug Medi-Cal Plan
The linchpin to fixing the state’s fractured Drug Medi-Cal Program is a federal waiver of a restriction on residential care facilities, according to testimony at a Senate hearing.
California Thursdays Hopes To Change Students’ Health One Meal at a Time
A program to make school lunches healthier launches today in 15 school districts across California. Called California Thursdays, the program aims to provide meals prepared with local ingredients one day a week.
Study: Half of California’s Children Are Latino, 94% of Whom Are U.S. Citizens
A profile of Latino children’s health in California by the Packard Foundation may have health care policy implications for lawmakers — particularly on the upcoming issue of health coverage for the undocumented.
Briefing Set on Drug Medi-Cal Reforms
State health officials’ plans to reform the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program will be explained and debated at a Senate hearing today.