Latest California Healthline Stories
Senate Moves Provider Directory Bill
A proposal to require insurers to publish more accurate provider information unanimously cleared the Senate floor yesterday in the California Legislature.
The ACA Is Changing How Students Become Doctors
Health care reform is prompting changes in the way that U.S. physicians are trained. And more changes could be on the way.
Floor Vote Next for Nurse Practitioner Bill
A bill aimed at expanding nurse practitioners’ scope of practice was approved yesterday by the appropriations committee and now moves to the floor of the California Senate.
Kaiser-Target Partnership Sign of Times
The growing influence of the patient as a consumer is pushing health care organizations to try new ways to provide care. A new partnership in San Diego between Kaiser Permanente and Target illustrates that retail clinics play a growing role in meeting consumer expectations.
Nurses, Hospital Officials Clash Over Observation Units, Charity Care
Nurses and hospital officials disagreed over bills dealing with hospital observation status and not-for-profit charity care during testimony before the Senate health committee yesterday.
Doctor Strike May Be Harbinger of Reform Era Labor Problems
A strike this week by physicians at all 10 University of California student health centers could foreshadow more labor problems in an evolving health care system, according to union officials.
Scope-of-Practice Bill for Anesthesia
A dearth of anesthesiologists has prompted legislation to create a new tier of health care provider — anesthesia assistants — in California.
Residency Training Slots May Evaporate
Four funding sources for training new physicians — all designed to increase the number of family practice physicians in California — are due to expire soon.
California Group Leads National Effort Opposing Medicare Advantage Cuts
A national coalition of health care providers led by the California Association of Physician Groups is lobbying against proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage.
State May Be Double-Charging Some Health Care Professionals for Licensure
A bill reintroduced in the Assembly could save health care professionals a total of about $1 million a year in license fees, according to its author.