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Latest California Healthline Stories

Is the Obama Administration Coercing States To Expand Medicaid — Again?

Florida is alleging that the Obama administration is trying to force states to expand their Medicaid programs by threatening to withhold some of their Low Income Pool funding. Some health policy experts say the administration is being coercive, while others say the administration did not put up a strong enough fight.

Is Expanded Medicaid Coverage Even Worth It?

Republicans in recent weeks have shifted their arguments against the Affordable Care Act, alleging that the Medicaid coverage is like not having coverage at all. Are the millions of people who have enrolled under the law’s Medicaid expansion getting inferior coverage?

California Proposes To Expand Incentive Pay for Some Medi-Cal Providers

An incentive payment program for hospitals and shared savings for managed care plans are included in California’s new Medi-Cal waiver proposal being negotiated with federal regulators.

If Calif. Ends Coordinated Care Initiative, What Happens to Frail Senior Duals?

If state officials halt the duals demonstration project in January 2016, the move could jeopardize the transition to managed care for thousands of frail, elderly Californians in the Multipurpose Senior Services Program.