Latest California Healthline Stories
State Officials, Advocates at Odds Over Size, Scope, Details of Duals Project
As the launch date for a pilot project to move roughly 400,000 senior and disabled dually eligible Californians into managed care plans approaches, state health officials are working on details with health plans, providers and beneficiaries.
San Diego’s Covered California Enrollment Ahead of Projections
San Diego is exceeding expectations in Covered California sign-ups. So far the region has reached 105% of its enrollment projection for the new health insurance exchange.
Grassroots Campaigns Hope To Increase Latino Enrollment in Exchange
Lizelda Lopez from Covered California, Tracy Ream from Neighborhood Healthcare in Escondido, Gregory Talavera from San Diego State University’s Graduate School of Public Health and California Sen. Norma Torres spoke with California Healthline about the reasons for low exchange enrollment and possible ways to increase Latino participation.
State Plagued by Bad Air, Scant Water
In the driest year on record in California, some parts of the state are also experiencing some of the worst air pollution on record. The two issues are not unrelated.
New Stem Cell Genomics Research Center May Put Calif. in Global Leadership Role
California’s stem cell agency last week launched a $40 million research project officials hope will put the state in a global leadership role in the emerging field of examining and manipulating genetic makeup of stem cells.
Dual Eligibles Transition Sparks Worries
California health officials want to move one million Californians who qualify for Medi-Cal and Medicare into managed care. Advocates worry the state will not properly prepare seniors for the transition.
Central Valley Project To Improve Health Costs, Outcomes Appears To Be Paying Off
A collaboration among the Fresno Unified School District, a primary care physician group and the California Academy of Family Physicians is producing healthier employees and big savings, according to first-year tallies.
Legislation Floated To Address 3 Million Californians Still Lacking Health Insurance
The Affordable Care Act may succeed in getting health coverage for millions of Californians but even after full implementation, an estimated three million to four million residents still will be uninsured. Two efforts in the state Legislature aim to ease that problem.
Big-Picture Issues Center Stage at Clinton’s Health Matters Conference
Health care experts, technology innovators and celebrities weighed in on challenges and opportunities in reshaping health care last week at the 3rd annual Health Matters Conference organized by the Clinton Foundation.
New Stewardship Responsibilities, Costs Proposed for Drug, Needle Manufacturers
Dealing with medical waste — unused drugs and used needles and syringes — is generating new policy questions in California: Whose responsibility is it and who pays?