Posts Tagged ‘California healthcare’
Wal-Mart Could Transform Health Care. But Does it Want to?
Wal-Mart is in health care, and getting further entrenched by the year. In the past six months alone, Wal-Mart launched a major contracting initiative with half-a-dozen major hospitals, and dropped hints — since retracted — that the company is exploring new services like a health insurance exchange. To understand the company's scale and [...]
High-Deductible Plans Do Not Promote Cheaper Health Care
Patients with consumer-directed health plans which have low premiums and high deductibles paid roughly the same amount for care as individuals with traditional health plans, according to a study co-authored by researchers from the University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. The study – co-sponsored by [...]
California Rural Health Association Closes Shop
The California State Rural Health Association, a unifying voice for the state's disparate rural health care providers for almost two decades, has laid off staff and closed its Sacramento office. The 16-member board of directors hopes to keep the trade association alive and active, "but it's becoming more difficult in this environment," said Dave [...]
Exchanges Expected to Be a Big Draw For Some
HEALTHCARE • Exchanges Expected to Be a Big Draw For Some • The Debate Over Limited Network Pharmacies IN CALIFORNIA • Commissioner Calls Blue Shield’s Rate Increase Unreasonable NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES • Calculator Helps Show Real Cost of Accident and Illness • Streamlining Life And Annuity Enrollment • Dental [...]
More Employers to Move Away from Managed Care
HEALTHCARE • More Employers to Move Away from Managed Care • Should the Fee-for-Service System be Scrapped? • Americans Are in the Dark About Preventive Coverage • Prescription Drug Spending Drops Proposed Rule Would Cut Red Tape LONG TERM CARE • Boomers Don’t Expect Their Children to Foot LTC Costs • Home Care Accounts For [...]
Healthcare Overhaul Could Threaten California’s Safety Net
Millions of uninsured Californians will gain medical coverage under the national healthcare overhaul beginning in January. An estimated 3 million to 4 million Californians — about 10% of the state's population — could remain uninsured even after the healthcare overhaul law takes full effect. The burden of their care will fall to public [...]
Kaiser Tops State Health Insurance Market with 40% Share
Nonprofit healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente had a 40% share of California's $59-billion health insurance market for employers and individuals, new data show. A report issued this week by Citigroup analyst Carl McDonald compiled nationwide data on 2011 premiums and enrollment among large and small employers and individuals buying their own [...]
Legislation Proposed to Help California Launch Healthcare Overhaul
The California state Legislature gaveled in a special session on healthcare Monday, pushing forward with sweeping proposals to help California implement President Obama's healthcare overhaul. The measures, including a major expansion of Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor, would cement the state's status as the nation's [...]
California Health Insurance Exchange Gets $674-million Grant
Federal officials awarded California's new health insurance exchange a $674-million grant, providing money for a crucial marketing campaign aimed at reaching millions of uninsured. The two-year grant announced Thursday comes as the five-member board of the exchange, called Covered California, meets in Los Angeles to discuss its plans for [...]
Health Net’s Western Region Expects Lower Enrollment For Certain Products
IN CALIFORNIA • Health Net’s Western Region Expects Lower Enrollment For Certain Products • Community Activists Demand Action Against HealthCare Partners • CDI Revokes Life Agent’s License NEW PRODUCTS • Variable Annuity Rider • Term Life EVENTS • Healthcare Webinars LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE • Could An Actuary Have [...]
