Posts Tagged ‘medicaid’
California Now Stuck on Details of Medicaid Expansion
It's been months since Gov. Jerry Brown agreed to expand Medi-Cal, as Medicaid is known in the state, to some 1.4 million Californians, but he and his Democratic colleagues in the Legislature are still wrangling over details of the expansion. Democrats, who control the Assembly and Senate, disagree with Brown over the Medi-Cal enrollment and [...]
Governor Calls Special Session on Health Reform
Governor Brown is calling a special legislative session to implement parts of the federal health care overhaul in California. Brown issued a proclamation Thursday calling on lawmakers to convene Monday. The governor says California needs to tweak some state laws to conform to new federal rules on health coverage. The state will need to make it [...]
Providers Say Cuts to CA Medicaid Could Hurt Reform
Health providers say California's cuts to its Medicaid program Medi-Cal will hamper the state's ability to expand and improve healthcare under President Barack Obama's overhaul. A federal appeals court backed California's right to cut payments by 10%, saving the state more than $330 million a year. Doctors, pharmacies and advocates for the poor [...]
Insurers Nervous Over Prospect of Romney Victory
Although the health insurance industry hates parts of President Barack Obama's health care law, some major carriers stand to rake in billions of dollars from new customers who'll get health insurance under the law. The companies already have invested tens of millions to carry it out. Were Romney elected, insurers would be in for months of [...]
California Tries to Guide the Way on Health Law
California, more than any other state, is at the forefront of preparations for the roll out of the Affordable Care Act in January 2014 when a controversial requirement that most Americans have medical coverage or pay a penalty takes effect. “We are the example,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, an advocacy [...]
State Senator Questions Consumer Watchdog Funding
May 16 – by Leila Morris Subscribe to Insurance Insider News IN CALIFORNIA • State Senator Questions Consumer Watchdog Funding • California Healthcare Costs Among the Lowest • Assembly Passes Bill to Integrate Healthcare Regulations HEALTHCARE • How Lower Copays Are Driving Utilization • Are Your Clients Missing Out on the [...]
Molina Healthcare Fights to Keep Growing
Molina Healthcare has lost two key state contracts recently, and its stock has tumbled. The company, which serves exclusively as a managed-care plan for government programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, said these were only temporary set backs. Healthcare companies are competing to profit from a flood of government contracts for treating the [...]
Tense Lull in D.C. as Nation Awaits Mandate Ruling
After three days of deliberations, the Supreme Court is now behind closed doors deciding the fate of Obamacare. On Friday, out of the sight of cameras, sketch artists and reporters along with the justices will hold one of their weekly conferences. And at the end of this meeting, they will have voted on all of the Affordable Care Act issues, [...]
Official Says CA Will Continue Work for a Fairer Health System
Three days of hearings before the U.S. Supreme Court have raised questions about whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, but California has already started implementing provisions of the Act by setting up a health benefit exchange. It's also expanding Medicaid and has passed laws to enhance and extend health coverage, according to an [...]
