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ACA Grants Enable Inland Empire Clinics To Expand
The Affordable Care Act is funneling approximately $9 million into the Inland Empire to improve and expand community health centers in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
If ACA Stands, What California Stands To Gain (or Lose)
The Supreme Court’s ruling on ObamaCare is imminent, and most analysts have focused on what happens if the law gets struck down. Here’s a reminder of what comes next if the law is allowed to stand.
Does Health Care’s Profit Motive Hurt More Than it Helps?
The federal health care law has created a whole new set of financial incentives, and some less-appealing implications — like several marketers pitching hospice care as a “cost-cutter” for hospitals — are now coming to light.
Basic Health Program: Good or Bad Idea for California?
The California Legislature is considering a proposal to create a Basic Health Program in California that would provide low-cost public health insurance for as many as one million Californians who otherwise might not qualify for subsidized coverage. We asked stakeholders and experts what California should do.
Four Myths About ObamaCare That Just Won’t Die
Has any piece of major legislation ever engendered as much misinformation? More than two years after the Affordable Care Act passed, both critics and supporters are still telling tall tales — and coming up with new ones, too.
State Loses Bid To Cut FQHC Rates, Restructure Pay System
Two budget subcommittees recently rejected an attempt by the state Department of Health Care Services to rework the way it pays federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. The proposal included a funding cut of 10%, or about $100 million, to those centers.
If Individual Mandate Is Overturned, States Still Have Lots of Options
As they await a ruling from the Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act, state officials are weighing their options if the individual mandate is struck down. And there are a number of choices to consider.
Health Facilities Get Improvement Boost
The federal government yesterday issued $722 million in renovation and construction grants to community health centers, including $122 million in grants to California facilities.
Dean Germano, CEO of Shasta Community Health Center in Redding, said his center’s $5 million capital grant announced yesterday will pay for about half of a planned $10 million building addition.
“The plans are completed, and we were waiting on a decision from HHS to see if we could do this,” Germano said.
‘The Passage of Power’ and the Passage of Medicare
A long-awaited biography of Lyndon Johnson goes inside White House strategy in the early 1960s. Does the battle to pass Medicare hold any lessons for today?
Mixed Reviews at Basic Health Program Briefing
The state Legislature is considering a bill to create a Basic Health Program in California. If adopted, SB 703 by Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) would create low-cost health care insurance for as many as one million low-income Californians.
One of the options offered states in the Affordable Care Act, the Basic Health Program shares some goals with the Health Benefit Exchange, though the cost of insurance is expected to be significantly lower under the BHP.
That prospect would seem to be a slam-dunk proposition for patient advocates, but it’s not as simple as that.