Latest California Healthline Stories
California First With Exchange, but What Will It Look Like?
So far, there are more questions than answers about how California’s proposed Health Benefits Exchange would work. The goal is to pool risk and give the state — and its citizens — more buying power, which may mean lower premium rates and a wider array of choices in health plans.
Fresno Clinic May Help Prevent Physician Burnout
The Tzu Chi clinic in Fresno, where the goal is to “treat the poor and teach the rich,” helps rejuvenate volunteer physicians, who say prolonged visits with patients remind them why they “got into medicine.”
University of Colorado-Denver’s Eric Coleman on the Need for Better Care Transitions
Eric Coleman, director of the Care Transitions Program at the University of Colorado-Denver, talked with California Healthline about a new program that aims to help patients transition from one care setting to another.
Primary Docs Centerpiece of Reform, but Where Are They?
Health care reform may help alleviate shortage of primary care physicians, but it will take major shifts in medical training and procedures, experts say.
Debate Continues Over Laura’s Law, Mental Health Care
San Francisco continues to grapple with a controversial resolution affecting treatment for severely mentally ill patients. It renews the debate over what to do about a small group of people who find themselves in and out of jails, hospitals and homelessness.
San Diego Embarks On 10-Year Trek Toward Better Health
With the support of a $16.1 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant, San Diego is reshaping public health and the design of its care delivery system to meet future health challenges and reduce the burden of chronic disease.
California Clinics Launch Educational Campaign
California clinics and community health centers this week launched a statewide educational campaign to increase understanding and support for national health care reform.
New Rules Requiring Health Insurers To Offer Preventive Services May Help Remove Barriers
Ned Calonge of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Tom Hubbard of the New England Healthcare Institute and Jerry Kominski of UCLA’s School of Public Health discussed the new rules with California Healthline.
Questions Hover Over Popular Ombudsman Program
Advocates say California’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman program is too important to succumb to budget cuts. Others contend the program is trying to do too much.
Riverside Lobbying for Raise in State Health Care Funding
Health care and government officials in Riverside County want to adjust state reimbursement rates they say are inadequate and creating a crisis in health care access. The county has the second-lowest state reimbursement rate for health care services in California.