Spike in ER, Hospitalization Use Short-Lived After Medicaid Expansion
While the Medicaid expansion may lead to a dramatic rise in emergency room use and hospitalizations for previously uninsured people, that increase is largely temporary and should not lead to a dramatic...
View ArticleAccessing care especially difficult for Latinos on Medi-Cal
Miriam Uribe enrolled in California's low-income health insurance program last November, and she still hasn't found a primary care doctor 10 months later who could see her. "Once you have (insurance),...
View ArticleAnalysis: California's Enrollment Success Is Its Greatest Challenge
California is coming face to face with the reality of one of its biggest Obamacare successes: the explosion in Medi-Cal enrollment. The numbers — 2.2 million enrollees since January — surprised health...
View ArticleState Auditor Slams California’s Oversight Of Medi-Cal Plans Used By 9 Million
California health officials failed to ensure that more than 9 million residents enrolled in Medi-Cal managed care plans had access to doctors when they needed them, the state auditor said in a stinging...
View Article5 Challenges Facing Medicaid At 50
A “sleeper” provision when Congress created Medicare in 1965 to cover health care for seniors, Medicaid now provides coverage to nearly 1 in 4 Americans, at an annual cost of more than $500 billion....
View ArticleFlorida tries new approach to mental health treatment
Seeking to improve care and lower costs, Florida this month became the first state to offer a Medicaid health plan designed exclusively for people with serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia,...
View ArticleAccessing care especially difficult for Latinos on Medi-Cal
Miriam Uribe enrolled in California's low-income health insurance program last November, and she still hasn't found a primary care doctor 10 months later who could see her. "Once you have (insurance),...
View ArticleFlorida Becomes First State To Implement New Mental Health Strategy
Seeking to improve care and lower costs, Florida this month became the first state to offer a Medicaid health plan designed exclusively for people with serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia,...
View ArticleSpike in ER, Hospitalization Use Short-Lived After Medicaid Expansion
While the Medicaid expansion may lead to a dramatic rise in emergency room use and hospitalizations for previously uninsured people, that increase is largely temporary and should not lead to a dramatic...
View ArticleCalifornia expands Medi-Cal while continuing cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has been praised by health advocates for its early embrace of the federal health care expansion, but the new state budget has raised questions about its commitment to...
View ArticleAnalysis: California's Enrollment Success Is Its Greatest Challenge
California is coming face to face with the reality of one of its biggest Obamacare successes: the explosion in Medi-Cal enrollment. The numbers — 2.2 million enrollees since January — surprised health...
View ArticleSpike in ER, Hospitalization Use Short-Lived After Medicaid Expansion
While the Medicaid expansion may lead to a dramatic rise in emergency room use and hospitalizations for previously uninsured people, that increase is largely temporary and should not lead to a dramatic...
View ArticleCalifornia expands Medi-Cal while continuing cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has been praised by health advocates for its early embrace of the federal health care expansion, but the new state budget has raised questions about its commitment...
View ArticleAnalysis: California's Enrollment Success Is Its Greatest Challenge
California is coming face to face with the reality of one of its biggest Obamacare successes: the explosion in Medi-Cal enrollment. The numbers — 2.2 million enrollees since January — surprised health...
View ArticleFight Over Medicaid Managed Care Tax Punches Hole in California Budget
California lawmakers are staring down a $1.1 billion hole in next year’s health budget after failing to come up with a way to replace the state’s “managed care organization tax” on health insurance...
View Article'General Hospital,' Ellen Degeneres, CBS lead Daytime Emmy Awards nominations
ABC's "General Hospital" leads the pack in the 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards with 28 nominations, including multiple mentions in the lead actor and actress races and a bid for best drama. "The Ellen...
View ArticleCBS, ‘General Hospital’ and Ellen DeGeneres Top List
See the nominees below: Outstanding Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Executive Producer Bradley Bell Supervising Producers Rhonda Friedman, Casey Kasprzyk, Edward J. Scott Coordinating...
View ArticleObamacare Premiums In California May Rise 8 Percent Next Year, State Predicts
California’s health insurance exchange estimates that its Obamacare premiums may rise 8 percent on average next year, which would end two consecutive years of more modest 4 percent increases. The...
View ArticleDean's List - Fall Semester 2015 (Des Moines Area Community College)
(Source: Des Moines Area Community College) Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Fall Semester Dean's List. To be eligible, a...
View ArticleCOVERED CAL NEARS SELF-SUFFICIENCY
The state’s health benefit exchange, the largest in the nation, is on schedule to support itself by next fiscal year — and that means scaling back this year. Covered California officials released a...
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