September 27, 2022
Almost 2 million of California’s poorest and most medically fragile residents may have to switch health insurers as a result of a new strategy by the state to improve care in its Medicaid program. Read More
September 20, 2022
With current COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) requirements set to expire on September 30, the California Legislature has passed California Assembly Bill 152 (AB 152), which now awaits Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. Read More
September 20, 2022
Blue Shield of California wants its members to get health advice as easily as they can buy sunscreen or toothpaste—and […] Read More
September 13, 2022
Last month, a strategic decision paid off in spades. Molina Healthcare scored its largest Medicaid win ever as the California Department of Health Care Services on August 25 announced it intends to award the company new or additional contracts in Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego counties. Read More
August 23, 2022
About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won’t lose their government-funded health insurance over the next year under […] Read More
August 16, 2022
President Biden on Tuesday signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, an ambitious measure that aims to tamp down on inflation, lower prescription drug prices, tackle climate change, reduce the deficit and impose a minimum tax on profits of the largest corporations. Read More
August 16, 2022
Now that the approximately $700-billion package is set to become law, what will it mean for you? Here’s a look at how the bill’s provisions could impact Californians. Read More
August 16, 2022
The Purchaser Business Group on Health has announced a new primary care agreement with five large payer organizations and with a […] Read More
July 19, 2022
A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year. Read More
July 19, 2022
Is California Gov. Gavin Newsom exaggerating when he says Golden State residents now will have “universal access to health coverage” as a result of a budget deal that will open Medi-Cal to 700,000 undocumented immigrants ages 26 to 49? Read More