Babies, bathwater and billions
If someone handed Governor Schwarzenegger a check for a billion dollars, you probably wouldn’t expect him to tear it up or send it to Washington, D.C. to give to other states. But that’s exactly what...
View ArticleFocus: Medi-Cal’s growth
About one in five Californians get their health care through the state's Medi-Cal program, which has grown by twice the rate of the population during the past decade. We take a look at the roots of...
View ArticleDemocrats push budget package
The Democrats in the Legislature have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a package of budget bills that would trim about $2.3 billion from a projected $20 billion budget shortfall. The lawmakers held back...
View ArticleAppeals court blocks Medi-Cal rate reduction
A federal appeals court has once again blocked California from reducing payments to doctors and hospitals that care for the poor under the state's Medi-Cal program, finding that the Legislature did not...
View ArticleThe trouble with Medicaid
A patient has asthma and needs medication to prevent a possible trip to the ER. The doctor prescribes it. But the state bureaucracy that runs the Medi-Cal program puts up a roadblock. After hours of...
View ArticleHow the reform bills would affect seniors
A new policy brief from the University of California provides a great synopsis of how the health reform bills will affect seniors. I covered some of this in my analysis of the bill Sunday night, but...
View ArticleMeasure would restore breast cancer screenings for low-income women
Legislation to reinstate breast cancer screenings for low-income women as young as age 40 will be heard -- and likely passed -- by the Senate Health Committee today. But its prospects of becoming law...
View ArticleGroup homes sue state over rate freeze
An association of group homes that care for Californians with developmental disabilities has sued the state to in federal court, arguing that a freeze on reimbursement rates since August of last year...
View ArticleLA cancer screening center closes doors
The Elizabeth Center for Cancer Detection in Los Angeles -- one of the oldest cancer screening clinics in California -- plans to shut down today after treating its last patients. The center is a victim...
View ArticleMedi-Cal agreement to bring $10 billion from feds to expand, improve care
The Obama Administration has approved an agreement with California that will bring $10 billion to the state over the next five years to improve care for low-income people and the disabled and broaden...
View ArticleBy: AnnaMossity
For as long as I can remember there has existed a common misperception that “Medi-Cal” is for low-income people. Imagine my surprise when I first tried to sign up (over 20 years ago), only to discover...
View ArticleBabies, bathwater and billions
If someone handed Governor Schwarzenegger a check for a billion dollars, you probably wouldn’t expect him to tear it up or send it to Washington, D.C. to give to other states. But that’s exactly what...
View ArticleFocus: Medi-Cal’s growth
About one in five Californians get their health care through the state's Medi-Cal program, which has grown by twice the rate of the population during the past decade. We take a look at the roots of...
View ArticleDemocrats push budget package
The Democrats in the Legislature have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a package of budget bills that would trim about $2.3 billion from a projected $20 billion budget shortfall. The lawmakers held back...
View ArticleAppeals court blocks Medi-Cal rate reduction
A federal appeals court has once again blocked California from reducing payments to doctors and hospitals that care for the poor under the state's Medi-Cal program, finding that the Legislature did not...
View ArticleThe trouble with Medicaid
A patient has asthma and needs medication to prevent a possible trip to the ER. The doctor prescribes it. But the state bureaucracy that runs the Medi-Cal program puts up a roadblock. After hours of...
View ArticleHow the reform bills would affect seniors
A new policy brief from the University of California provides a great synopsis of how the health reform bills will affect seniors. I covered some of this in my analysis of the bill Sunday night, but...
View ArticleMeasure would restore breast cancer screenings for low-income women
Legislation to reinstate breast cancer screenings for low-income women as young as age 40 will be heard -- and likely passed -- by the Senate Health Committee today. But its prospects of becoming law...
View ArticleGroup homes sue state over rate freeze
An association of group homes that care for Californians with developmental disabilities has sued the state to in federal court, arguing that a freeze on reimbursement rates since August of last year...
View ArticleLA cancer screening center closes doors
The Elizabeth Center for Cancer Detection in Los Angeles -- one of the oldest cancer screening clinics in California -- plans to shut down today after treating its last patients. The center is a victim...
View Article
