Latest California Healthline Stories
Health Insurance Recruiting Project Showing Results at California Colleges
A program to get California college students signed up for health insurance has shown promising results and could be a model for other university systems.
State Unveils Health Plan Report Cards
Release of health plan and medical group ratings for consumers was moved up to coincide with Covered California open enrollment, due to start next month.
Anthem’s New Partnership With Seven Hospitals Builds on an Old Idea in California
Vivity — a new Southern California product from Anthem Blue Cross — debuted to considerable fanfare last month. California already has a rich history of managed care and integrated networks, so is there anything unique about this particular arrangement? “Road to Reform” consulted the experts to find out.
Employers’ Reform ‘Scorecard’ Shows Continuing Shift in Value-Oriented Pay
California has a higher percentage of value-oriented care — such as capitated payment systems — than most of the country, but the national numbers are inching closer, according to a national report on payment reform released today.
New Enrollment Numbers Temper Fears of Individual Insurance Market Crash
When the Affordable Care Act first rolled out, about one million Californians had their health coverage canceled because their policies didn’t meet federal standards. New enrollment numbers show the market has rebounded — and then some.
Intervenor Role Now Politically Charged
The latest volley in the war over Proposition 45, the November ballot initiative to regulate health insurance rate hikes, is over intervenors who play an obscure role in the state’s process for overseeing insurance.
Cedars-Sinai Didn’t Make the List in Year 1. What Will Year 2 of Narrow Networks Hold?
Covered California’s goal of expanding access to coverage didn’t mean that customers had access to all providers, as health plans chose to leave one of the state’s best — and priciest — hospitals off their provider lists. One year later, does the decision still make sense? And what will happen in the upcoming enrollment period?
Bill Curbing Narrow Networks Opposed
A bill restricting California insurers’ use of narrow provider networks faces opposition as it moves toward a floor vote in the Assembly.
Legislature May Require Insurers To Track Patient Cost-Sharing
Health insurers often require patients to monitor their own out-of-pocket expenses. A bill in the state Legislature proposes to move that responsibility to insurers.
Judge Allows State Conservator To Take Over Public Health Plan’s Finances
The struggle over the financial workings of a public health plan in Alameda County ended last week when a Superior Court judge ruled the state may appoint the conservator of its choice to temporarily run Alameda Alliance for Health.