State COVID Testing Sites Begin To Close
January 24, 2023
California is preparing to close dozens of state-run COVID-19 testing and treatment sites ahead of the planned end of the state of emergency in February. Read More
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California Lawsuit Accuses Six Companies Of Driving Up Insulin Costs
January 24, 2023
California is suing several companies that dominate the U.S. insulin market, accusing them of driving up prices. “We’re going to […] Read More
California Attorney General Sues Drugmakers Over Inflated Insulin Prices
January 17, 2023
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday sued the six major companies that dominate the U.S. insulin market, ratcheting up the state’s assault on a profitable industry for artificially jacking up prices and making the indispensable drug less accessible for diabetes patients. Read More
A New Era in Healthcare Cost Regulation in California
January 17, 2023
On June 30, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom approved SB 184, the California Healthcare Quality and Affordability Act, a far-reaching law that will have a significant impact on the delivery and payment for healthcare services in California. Read More
Will XBB.1.5, The Latest Omicron Subvariant, Fuel Another California COVID Surge? What We Know
January 17, 2023
The latest Omicron subvariant — perhaps the most infectious yet — has gained a foothold in California, a potentially problematic […] Read More
Why Hospitals Are Struggling To Meet Earthquake Safety Deadline
January 10, 2023
Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville, California is one of the smallest in the country. Its mere nine acute-care beds […] Read More
California Senate’s New Health Chair to Prioritize Mental Health and Homelessness
January 10, 2023
California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, a Stockton Democrat who was instrumental in passing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature mental health care legislation last year, has been appointed to lead the Senate’s influential health committee, a change that promises a more urgent focus on expanding mental health services and moving homeless people into housing and treatment. Read More
California Awards Managed Care Contracts To Molina, Elevance Health And Others For 2024
January 10, 2023
California has awarded managed care plan contracts to five insurers to serve Medicaid beneficiaries across 21 counties in the state in 2024. Read More
New Compliance Requirement For California Insurance Agents’ Email Communications
January 3, 2023
Under new California law (SB 1242) effective January 1, 2023, California insurance agents are required to list their insurance license numbers on all email communications. Read More
Here’s What You Need To Know About California’s New Pay Transparency Law
January 3, 2023
Starting on Jan. 1, employers with at least 15 workers will have to include pay ranges in job postings. Employees will also be able to ask for the pay range for their own position, and larger companies will have to provide more detailed pay data to California’s Civil Rights Department than previously required. Read More