Latest California Healthline Stories
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.
Most Adolescents Not Getting Preventive Care, UCSF Study Shows
Almost two-thirds of adolescents in the United States don’t get the minimum recommended level of preventive health care services, according to researchers at UC-San Francisco. The authors of the study hope it will boost support for addressing preventive care in health care reform efforts in Washington, D.C., and California.
Report Foresees Dramatic Rise in Alzheimer’s Disease Over Next Two Decades in California
Debra Cherry of the Alzheimer’s Association, Linda Hewett of UCSF’s Alzheimer’s and Memory Center, Patrick Fox of the Institute for Health & Aging at UCSF’s School of Nursing and Linda Rudolph of the state’s Center for Chronic Disease Prevention discussed the trend.
California Medical Residency Program Fights CMS for Funding
Stanislaus County officials and statewide doctors groups are yelling “Foul” after CMS cut off funding for a family practice residency program in the San Joaquin Valley. CMS officials say they’re obeying the law.
Primary Care Drives Jump in Patients for Planned Parenthood Clinics
Like most community clinics in California, Planned Parenthood clinics are seeing more patients during these economic hard times. And the handful of Planned Parenthood clinics offering primary care services are seeing more new patients seeking care for more than reproductive health issues.
Republican Sen. Aanestad Puts Forward Market-Based Plan To Rework Health Care in California
Linda Halderman, senior policy adviser for Sen. Sam Aanestad, John Graham of the Pacific Research Institute, Assembly member Dave Jones and Anthony Wright of Health Access discussed the legislation with California Healthline.
Advocates Lobby Against Eliminating Adult Denti-Cal Coverage
Adult dental coverage will be one of nine benefits that Medi-Cal will eliminate if the state does not receive at least $10 billion in federal stimulus money for budget relief over the next 16 months. Advocates say that cut would have long-term consequences for the oral health of Californians of all ages.
CalRHIO Says It’s Ready To Go Statewide; Others Have Their Doubts
Flanked by a newly rolled-out partnership with 23 hospitals on one side and a promise of federal stimulus money on the other, the California Regional Health Information Organization declares itself ready to grow. Some IT insiders, however, are not convinced CalRHIO would make a good statewide umbrella.
New Law in California Raises the Bar for Interpretation Services in Medical Settings
Lisa Diamond of Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute; Alicia Fernandez of UC-San Francisco; Gloria Garcia-Orme of S.F. General; Anmol Mahal, a past president of CMA; Lynne Randolph of the state DMHC; and Ben Singer of Anthem BlueCross discussed the law with California Healthline.
Effort Pushes for New Yardstick To Measure Poverty in California
Almost half of California’s seniors struggle to pay for medical costs, housing, food, transportation and other basic needs, according to a new report. It was released in conjunction with a push for a new way to measure poverty — and determine eligibility for publicly funded programs — in California.