It was a good year for long-term care policy issues in the Capitol, and there will be a full slate of them again in the 2016 session. That was one of ...
Study: Hospitals Need Better Efficiency
Hospital inpatient care is highly inefficient, according to a study released this week by a health care consulting firm. Axene Health Partners, an ind...
Waiver Approval a Strong Start, Now Time for Long-Term Vision, Expert Says
The agreement between California and CMS officials on a federal waiver for California’s Medicaid program means $6.2 billion worth of delivery an...
$6 Billion Waiver Gets Federal Approval
CMS officials on Saturday agreed in principle to a five-year, $6.2 billion waiver for California’s Medicaid program. That was good news for Cali...
Obama Administration Unveils HealthCare.gov Upgrades
The Obama administration on Sunday unveiled a faster, more user-friendly version of HealthCare.gov, the Washington Times reports. Officials launched t...
Exchange Survey Sets Table for Upcoming Open Enrollment Period
Many Californians don’t know they qualify for coverage help in the form of federal subsidies, according to a survey released on Thursday by Cove...
State Scales Back Medicaid Waiver Request From $17 Billion to $7 Billion
On Tuesday, a policy analyst from the state Legislative Analyst’s Office said the state has revised its 1115 Medicaid waiver request, trimming i...
Hospitals Urged To Avoid Serving Meat From Livestock Raised on Antibiotics
Raising animals on a diet of antibiotics produces healthier and larger livestock but it’s also contributing to increased incidences of drug-resistan...
Scope of Practice Legislation To Fight Another Day
Amid the deluge of health care bills signed and vetoed by the governor in recent days, absent were several bills that would have expanded the scope of...
Brown Vetoes Medi-Cal Bills, Citing Expected $1.1B Budget Deficit
Citing the state Legislature’s failure to rework the expiring managed care organization tax and the resulting budget deficit, Gov. Jerry Brown (...