Latest California Healthline Stories
New Ads Highlight Residually Uninsured
A new media campaign is aimed at making the public aware of as many as three million Californians who will be without health insurance despite reform successes of Medi-Cal expansion and Covered California enrollment.
Continuity of Care Bill Goes to Governor
A bill aimed at making sure patients can complete a course of treatment despite changes in insurance coverage sailed through the Legislature and is now waiting for the governor’s signature.
New Bill Would Require Dental Insurers To Pay Minimum Percentage for Care
Medical-loss ratios are in place for health care insurance but they don’t apply to dental care. A new Assembly bill proposes to apply the same regulations to dental insurers in California.
Others May Follow Calif. in Considering Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants
A California bill to provide health insurance for those left out of the health care reform law — including undocumented immigrants — is thought to be the first of its kind in the country, but probably won’t be the last after national immigration reform efforts stall once again in Washington, D.C.
Bill Seeks Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants in California
A bill introduced in the California Legislature last week would create a state-funded system to provide health coverage for more than two million Californians expected to remain uninsured, including undocumented immigrants.
Uninsured Project Buoyed by State’s Success in Expanding Medi-Cal
Instead of talking only about what they hope to accomplish, attendees at the annual Insure the Uninsured Project conference in Sacramento this week had a lot to celebrate.
Grassroots Campaigns Hope To Increase Latino Enrollment in Exchange
Lizelda Lopez from Covered California, Tracy Ream from Neighborhood Healthcare in Escondido, Gregory Talavera from San Diego State University’s Graduate School of Public Health and California Sen. Norma Torres spoke with California Healthline about the reasons for low exchange enrollment and possible ways to increase Latino participation.
Poll of State College Students Breaks Stereotypes of ‘Young Invincibles’
The big barrier for health care insurance among young people is price not indifference, according to a new poll of state college students. The findings seem to contradict a common theme about “young invincibles” who don’t think they need health insurance.
Assembly Passes Continuity of Care Bill
Insurers would be required to cover a complete course of certain treatments despite termination of coverage under a bill approved unanimously last week by the state Assembly.
Study Shows Decline in Emergency Services Use Among Newly Insured
A new UCLA study showed a correlation between having health insurance and using fewer emergency department services — one of the primary cost-saving tenets of the Affordable Care Act.