Latest California Healthline Stories
Moving Beyond Health Insurance Debate, San Francisco Strives for Universal Access
Tangerine Brigham of the Healthy San Francisco program and Stephen Shortell of the UC-Berkeley School of Public Health discussed San Francisco’s attempt to ensure universal access to health care services.
Questions Linger Over Effects of New Medicaid Eligibility Rules
Californians don’t know yet how federal rules that require people to show proof-of-citizenship to enroll in Medicaid have affected California’s program. Early data from other states indicate that the rules aren’t yielding the savings that supporters expected.
California Looks to Nursing Schools in Mexico To Help Boost Supply of Nurses
Paul Feist of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency; Linda Ngay of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California; and Debra Berger of the California Nurses Association discussed the proposed program.
Health Coverage Expansions Take Aim at Young Adults
Insurers and policymakers are pondering the best strategy for reaching young adults, a population that has a greater percentage of uninsured residents than other age groups in California. State lawmakers and WellPoint, a major insurer, disagree on the solution.
Waiting on Health Care Reform, Counties Struggle To Fund Kids’ Health Programs
Wendy Lazarus of the Children’s Partnership and Janie Tyre of the Santa Clara Family Health Plan spoke with California Healthline about the push for increased public funding of the state’s Children’s Health Initiatives.
Largest Physician Group in California Seen as National Leader on Price Transparency
The CFO of HealthCare Partners Medical Group and Donald Crane of the California Association of Physicians Groups spoke with California Healthline about HealthCare Partners’ decision to post prices for some services online.
Questions on Medi-Cal Funding Remain After Budget Deal
More than $1 billion in payments to health care providers were delayed after the Medi-Cal emergency fund was exhausted after only one month during the budget stalemate. In response, at least two lawmakers plan legislation for next year to increase the Medi-Cal emergency fund.
Health Cost Comparison Web Sites Slowly Catching On
Health care cost comparison Web sites are cropping up nationwide, even though cost information does not seem to be the top priority of consumers who researching health information online. Health care experts say that it is only a matter of time before consumers embrace online price comparison tools.
The Clock Is Ticking for Health Care Reform in California
Gridlock over the state budget could eat into what time remains in the legislative session for debate on how to overhaul California’s health care system. What’s it going to take to get health care reform done in 2007?
German Health Care Overhaul Offers Lessons for Policymakers in California Reform Debate
What does universal coverage in Germany have to do with the debate over health care reform in California? California Healthline spoke with German Health Minister Ulla Schmidt about the similarities.