Latest California Healthline Stories
Why the ‘Moneyball’ Approach Isn’t a Home Run for Health Care
Billy Beane’s data-driven strategies made him the talk of baseball, the king of the current box office and a highly visible advocate for evidence-based medicine. But Beane’s teams have faded since their “Moneyball” heyday — and evidence-based medicine might not be the home run that some reformers hope it will be.
Wendy Everett of NEHI Discusses How New Technologies Can Improve Care, Cut Costs
Wendy Everett, founding president of the New England Healthcare Institute, spoke with California Healthline about efforts to encourage health care providers to adopt innovative electronic health systems that could improve health care quality and reduce costs.
Country Getting Healthier, Policy Experts Told
Despite obstacles and opposition to health care reform, the country is getting healthier, according to HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh. Speaking to state health policy experts in Kansas City this week, Koh said HHS will release statistics showing that individuals and communities are making progress toward a number of health goals.
Molly Coye of UCLA Discusses Innovative Ways To Improve the Value of Health Care Services
Molly Coye, chief innovation officer of UCLA, spoke with California Healthline about how UCLA and other health care systems are taking steps to increase the value of the health care services they deliver.
Fixing U.S. Workforce May Be a Job for … Health Reform
Health care remains the standout amid the nation’s flagging jobs numbers. Do the sector’s latest employment figures put to rest the “job-killing ObamaCare” argument once and for all?
Ranking the Reforms at Risk in a Deficit Deal
As the nation’s leaders lurch toward a deal to cut the deficit, lawmakers have floated a range of possible health care cuts. Here’s a list of potential programs and reform initiatives that are most at risk in the current negotiations.
New Breed of HMO Cuts Costs, Improves Quality in San Diego
A new kind of HMO with tiered provider networks and built-in incentives for members to see doctors who deliver high-quality care is helping San Diego school districts deal with rising health care costs in a weak economy.
U.S. Facing Dramatic Decline in Number of Emergency Departments, According to Study
Renee Hsia of UC-San Francisco, Sandra Schneider of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Caroline Steinberg of the American Hospital Association spoke with California Healthline about a recent study on emergency department closures.
The Other Republican Health Reformer
As governor, one GOP presidential candidate oversaw dramatic health reforms in his state. His name? Tim Pawlenty.
More Money Could Go to Work Force Training, Report Says
The California Senate Office of Research released a report yesterday that looks at where federal funding for work force investment is going. And, apparently, it’s not to work force training.
“In California, most Local Workforce Investment Boards have reported investing little of their federal funds into work force training and instead have spent a substantial amount on other employment services,” the report stated.
There are hundreds of millions of dollars allocated to California each year under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, according to the report. Most of that money is spent at the local level, in local investment boards.