Big Day for Health-Related Bills

On Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill to make health insurance companies release accurate directories of their network of physicians and other providers. It was one of 10 health-related bills the governor approved on Thursday. Other bills now becoming law include an effort to cap the cost of prescription drug co-payments and a ...

Read More

Hospital Care Unaffected By Quality Payments

Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated improvements in its first three years, according to a federal report released Thursday.

Read More

Bill Awaiting Brown Would Subsidize Farmworker Union’s Health Plan for 5 Years

Last year, the budget writers in Gov. Jerry Brown's administration held their noses when Democrats pushed through the Legislature a $3.2-million subsidy for a union healthcare plan.

Read More

GAO: More Oversight Needed Over Medicare Advantage Provider Networks

The federal government needs to increase its oversight over private Medicare health plans to make sure seniors have adequate access to doctors and hospitals, according to a report released this week by congressional auditors.

Read More

Obamacare Could Shift Many Hundreds of Millions in Claims to Worker’s Comp Insurers, Especially in California

"Hundreds of millions of dollars" in insurance claims nationally, and possibly far more, could shift from health insurers to workers' comp carriers due to Obamacare, according to a new study.

Read More

How Scrapping the Cadillac Tax Will Drive Up Health Care Costs

From Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side to key Republican lawmakers in Washington, including Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada, there is a growing bipartisan push to repeal the so-called “Cadillac Tax”...

Read More
arrowcaret-downclosefacebook-squarehamburgerinstagram-squarelinkedin-squarepauseplaytwitter-squareyoutube-square