Medi-Cal
Lawmakers Give Initial OK to Medi-Cal Expansion
State lawmakers have given initial approval to bills that would expand Medicaid to more than 1 million low-income Californians, a critical step to implementing federal health care reforms.
Wary Of Cost, Gov. Brown Commits State To Health Reform
Gov. Jerry Brown says he is firmly committed to making national health care reform work in California, but he also is wary of the potential costs.
More Details Emerging About California Health Care Exchange Program
The five-member Benefit Exchange Board is making key decisions in Sacramento to lay the groundwork for who qualifies for affordable health care coverage and how they can access those plans.
Critics Denounce California’s Plan To Eliminate Healthy Families Program
The revised budget agreement between legislative Democrats and Governor Brown calls for the phasing out of California’s successful Healthy Families program, which provides state-sponsored, low-cost insurance for children, teens and pregnant mothers.
Medi-Cal Helps Beneficiaries Kick Smoking Habit
Hundreds of thousands of Californians who want to kick their tobacco habits have a new tool to help them do so.
San Jose’s Valley Medical Center Expects Influx Of Medi-Cal Patients
It’s about to get a lot more crowded at Valley Medical Center (VMC) in Santa Clara County over the next several years.
Santa Clara County Supervisors and San Jose City Council members met Friday afternoon partly to hear the status of Valley Medical Center and how an influx of Medi-Cal patients will affect the facility by 2014.
Treasurer: Downgrade Expected To Have Little Effect On Calif.
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Monday said there’s no reason the ratings downgrade of the federal government will have an immediate effect on California but cautioned the state is still on the mend.
California Nursing Home Evictions On The Rise
Nursing homes are supposed to be safe havens for the elderly and the disabled. But a growing number are giving some residents the boot.
Alameda County Reaches Out To Kids Without Health Insurance
Alameda County officials are working to get more of the more than 10,000 uninsured children in the county health coverage.
Hospital Readmissions Drive Up California Health Care Costs
Each year, thousands of Medicare patients in California are getting released too soon, a practice that according to a new report, is costing the state millions of dollars.
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