Latest California Healthline Stories
Nurse Education Programs Making Strides in Closing California’s Impending RN Shortage
Stephanie Leach of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Judy Papenhausen of CSU-San Marcos and David Welch of the California Nurses Association discussed the initiatives with California Healthline.
Should Cash-Strapped California Support New Med Schools?
California Medical Association President Dev GnanaDev, Phyllis Guze of UC-Riverside and John Stobo of the University of California share their thoughts on the implications of cutting state funding for UC professional schools, including medical schools.
Physicians’ Move to ‘Concierge Medicine’ Raises Concerns About Access to Health Care Services
Thomas LaGrelius of the Society for Innovative Medical Practice Design, Anthony Wright of Health Access and physicians Paul Sweigert and Mai-Phuong Nguyen discussed the trend with California Healthline.
Health Care Clinics Worry About Implications of Scheduled Elimination of Medi-Cal Benefits
Elia Gallardo of the California Primary Care Association, Roberto Juarez of Clinicas del Camino Real in Ventura County and Nadereh Pourat of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research discussed the cuts with California Healthline.
CalPERS Rolls Out New Initiative in Hopes of Controlling Health Care Costs More Effectively
Juan Davila of Blue Shield of California, Greg Franklin of CalPERS and David Lansky of the Pacific Business Group on Health discuss the new CalPERS program with California Healthline.
Medicare Reimbursements in Some California Counties Spark Federal Legislation, Lawsuit
Santa Cruz physician Larry De Ghetaldi, Rep. Sam Farr and Elizabeth McNeil of the California Medical Association discussed the push for higher Medicare reimbursements with California Healthline.
Stimulus Helps Clinics, Colleges Hire and Train Allied Health Workers
California schools that train allied health workers and the clinics and hospitals that hire them will benefit from federal transfusions that will help schools expand training and clinics weather cutbacks in state funding at the same time they’re seeing patient loads increase.
Budget Cuts in California Take Away From Expected Benefits of Federal Stimulus Money
Marty Lynch of the Lifelong Medical Care clinic, Chris Patterson of the California Primary Care Association, Sara Rosenbaum of George Washington University and Anthony Wright of Health Access California discuss the situation.
California Lawmakers Clear the Way for Stimulus Money
Rapid action on bills dealing with Medi-Cal and COBRA funding set the stage for part of the federal stimulus money to begin flowing into California. The third and perhaps biggest flow of health care-related funds — for health information technology — will take longer and could be thornier.
Contra Costa County Decision To Restrict Care to Undocumented Immigrants Raises Concerns
The county’s health director William Walker, Neil Jayasekera of the county regional medical center, Sonal Ambegaoker of the National Immigration Law Center and Carmella Castellano-Garcia of the California Primary Care Association discussed the decision.