Can a state agency set lower Medicaid reimbursement rates for out-of-state hospitals without discriminating against interstate commerce? The Ninth Circuit answered that question “yes” in Asante v. California Department of Health Care Services, ___ F.3d […]
Several weeks ago, Medicare launched an initiative to prevent seniors and people with serious disabilities from developing Type 2 diabetes, one of the most common and costly medical conditions in the U.S. But the April […]
These days, when the federal government turns in one direction, California veers in the other — and in the case of healthcare, it’s a sharp swerve. In the nation’s most populous state, lawmakers and other […]
A new California bill would allow the state to set prices for hospital stays, physician visits and other healthcare procedures covered by commercial insurers, the LA Times reports. Here are six things to know. 1. […]
A federal whistleblower complaint alleges that a major California insurer failed to pay an estimated $89 million in taxes on premium revenue as required under the Affordable Care Act. The complaint against Blue Shield of […]
A textbook case of big government compounding its blunders. by Hunt Lawrence and Daniel J. Flynn California Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced a bill to control healthcare costs in the Golden State earlier this week. […]
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