Latest California Healthline Stories
Disease Outbreaks Prompt Vaccine Bill, Possible State Action at Preschool Level
A bill in the California Legislature seeking to end the personal exemption for childhood immunizations may be followed by a bill calling for immunizations for preschoolers in the state.
New UC Medical Center Supports Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative
UC-San Francisco’s new $1.5 billion hospital complex at Mission Bay opened its doors Feb. 1 with plans to use new technology and patient-centric care to pursue its mission to expand precision medicine, one of President Obama’s fast-track initiatives.
Health Care for the Undocumented Complicated by Cost Questions
Elizabeth Landsberg of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, H.D. Palmer of the state Department of Finance, Nadereh Pourat of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and undocumented college student Darwin Velasquez spoke with California Healthline about the intentions and possible effects of a new bill introduced in the Senate to provide health care to the undocumented population in California.
How Immigration Changes, Proposal for Undocumented Could Affect Medi-Cal
A new study estimates the number of uninsured in California at roughly three million — about half of them undocumented. President Obama’s executive order on immigration and a new state proposal to insure California’s undocumented could change the state’s insurance landscape significantly.
Disruptive Technology Main Focus at Clinton Health Matters Conference
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and technologists weighed in on how the nation’s health care system can be improved with “disruptive technology” at the Clinton Foundation’s Fourth Annual Health Matters Activation Summit last week in Riverside County.
Birth Center Opens in San Joaquin Valley
Birth centers are on the rise nationwide, but access is limited in parts of California. A midwife, hoping to expand birthing options in her area, has launched the only birth center in the San Joaquin Valley.
UCLA Report Could Serve as ‘Baseline’ To Measure ACA Effects
“The State of Health Insurance” report from UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research could help state officials and legislators evaluate the effects of the Affordable Care Act in California.
Inland Empire Health Plan Tops One Million, Scurries To Keep Up With Growth
Inland Empire Health Plan — thought to be California’s fastest-growing health insurer — has surpassed the one-million mark with the addition of 350,000 new enrollees.
California Pharmacists Report Progress in Move To Broaden Scope of Practice
Using framework created by new legislation, California pharmacists are about to finish one phase and start another in their movement toward a broader scope of practice that includes delivering more primary care services.
Children’s Dental Advocates Circle Wagons After Budget Snub
Dental and children’s health advocates are taking their arguments to the Legislature after the governor included no new money for dental programs in his proposed budget. Funding for such programs was excluded from the budget despite a state audit last month criticizing California’s dental program for kids.