Latest California Healthline Stories
How Active Should Exchange Be in Defining Market?
As the California Health Benefit Exchange board refines its design and marching orders, we asked stakeholders how far the exchange should lean in applying its considerable influence on the state’s insurance marketplace.
How Should California Deal With Obesity?
Battle lines against obesity are being drawn in several arenas — from a proposed tax on sugary drinks in a Northern California city to a new national Walt Disney Company policy against accepting junk-food advertising. We asked experts what California should do.
Creating a Culturally Competent Health Care System
Is California still leading the way toward cultural competence in health care? We asked stakeholders how California legislators, policymakers, educators and business leaders can best prepare the health care system for an increasingly diverse population.
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.
How Should California Respond if Part or All of ACA Is Struck Down?
California, which has embraced and prepared for reform more aggressively than most states, might have the most to lose if the rules change. We asked policymakers and stakeholders how California should respond if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down part or all of the Affordable Care Act.
Should California Reconsider Health Care Districts?
With the Affordable Care Act poised to dramatically change the state’s health care system, should California be reconsidering special health care districts that generate and consume millions of dollars every year? We asked experts to weigh in.
Designing Exchange Framework as Building Begins
Creating a statewide insurance exchange has been compared to drawing plans for a skyscraper while pouring the foundation — under a tight deadline. We invited experts and stakeholders to share advice with designers and builders of the California Health Benefit Exchange.
Pre-Reform Pressures Mount for California Hospitals
California hospitals, already under significant financial pressure in 2012, may have to contend with two proposed state ballot initiatives that would increase charity care provisions for some hospitals and limit what hospitals can charge patients. We asked stakeholders to weigh in on the initiatives.
How Should California Measure Quality in Health Care?
The Obama administration earlier this month announced its initial set of health care quality measures in accordance with the Affordable Care Act. A California group recently released its suggestions for meaningful and usable measures. We asked California policymakers and stakeholders how California should measure quality in health care.
What’s Best Enrollment Process for Dual Eligibles?
State officials face a key decision in orchestrating a shift into managed care for more than one million Californians who are beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medi-Cal: How to enroll people in the new plans. We asked stakeholders and experts to discuss pros and cons of various enrollment options.