February 13, 2019
When Michelle Fenner signed up to run this year’s Los Angeles Marathon, it got her thinking: Tijuana, Mexico, is only a 2½-hour drive from L.A. Why not take a trip across the border and buy some insulin for her son? Read More
February 13, 2019
One by one over the past month, local health-care providers changed hands: a radiology company, a chain of blood-testing clinics, a hospital. Read More
February 13, 2019
The rise of the contract workforce in cities across the nation, and questions about whether these workers are eligible to access company-sponsored health benefits, has created confusion. It is up to advisers to stay on top of health insurance regulations to protect clients from unexpected compliance-related stress and financial penalties. Read More
February 13, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned 12 sellers of dietary supplements to stop claiming their products can cure diseases ranging from Alzheimer’s to cancer to diabetes. Read More
February 13, 2019
Medicare and Medicaid are better than private insurers at keeping spending per-beneficiary low, a finding that has crucial implications for the current health policy debate, according to a new report. Read More
February 13, 2019
Hospital lobbies are mounting a coordinated effort to dissuade legislators from supporting Medicare for all, a policy health systems argue would cut into profits and ultimately force facilities to shutter. Read More
February 13, 2019
The American Hospital Association pushed back on the Health Affairs findings in a statement Tuesday afternoon, saying the authors "use limited data to draw broad conclusions." AHA President Tom Nickels noted that the study uses data from employer-sponsored plans and doesn't include Medicare, Medicaid or Blue Cross Blue Shield claims. Read More
February 13, 2019
While campaigning for governor last year, Gavin Newsom said he wouldn’t be swayed by political donations. Read More
February 13, 2019
The only people more eager than progressive Democrats for hearings on Medicare for All are conservative Republicans. Read More
February 12, 2019
Universal health care in California could cost $17.3 billion a year, under one plan proposed Friday by UC Berkeley health policy researchers. Read More