Latest California Healthline Stories
More Changes Coming for California’s Disparate County Health Systems
The rules are changing on several fronts for county health systems in California. Although the state’s 58 counties will continue to do things their own way, none will be doing it the old way.
Partnership Brings Clean Drinking Water to Central Valley Schools, Programs
Advocates hope a community-wide effort to provide clean drinking water for schools and Head Start programs in the Central Valley will serve as a model for other school districts dealing with contaminated water.
New Law, Funding Aim To Reinvigorate State’s Rx Drug Monitoring Program
Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, Tom Lenox of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, Jonathan Lucas of the San Diego County medical examiner’s office and Richard Thorp of the California Medical Association spoke with California Healthline about the growing concern among state and federal officials over prescription drug misuse, and the new law in California to fight it.
As Healthy Families Shift Goes, So Goes Rural Expansion of Medi-Cal Managed Care
This month, the state simultaneously is introducing Medi-Cal managed care to rural counties and launching the final transition phase for Healthy Families children. The big question is: Will there be enough health care providers in rural counties?
Campaign Advocates Health Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants in California
On the heels of three new state laws making life easier for undocumented immigrants, the California Endowment is launching a campaign urging the state to find a way to get health coverage for the estimated one million undocumented Californians left out of the Affordable Care Act.
Inland Empire Clinics Work To Ease Demand on Hospital EDs
Community health centers in the recession-battered Inland Empire are focusing on collaboration to steer patients to primary care settings and away from emergency departments.
For Californians Who Can Afford It, Autism Coverage Should Improve Under ACA
Low-income and Medi-Cal families still face struggles getting autism coverage, but under the Affordable Care Act, autism treatment will be covered in health insurance policies sold in the state’s new exchange, Covered California.
Cities, Counties Helping Covered California
Along with thousands of people hired to help Californians enroll for health insurance in the new statewide marketplace, some city and county governments are joining the effort “because it’s the right thing to do.”
L.A. County Officials Predict Substance Misuse Care Will Expand Under ACA
When Affordable Care Act floodgates officially open Jan. 1, Los Angeles County officials predict expanded access to substance misuse treatment services will help curb an expensive and growing problem in Southern California.
Shutdown Hasn’t Slowed State Leaders
With state health insurance exchanges in their first weeks of operation, health policy leaders were thinking about much more than the federal government shutdown during the National Academy for State Health Policy Conference last week in Seattle.