Covered California Resolves Pregnancy Snafu
Officials at the state exchange say they have fixed their computer system to stop switching some low-income pregnant women into Medi-Cal without their approval.
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Newly Covered By Medi-Cal, Undocumented Children Also Seek Dental Care
Some dental clinics are expanding their hours to meet demand, but can an already stressed system satisfy the needs of children who haven鈥檛 seen a dentist in years?
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Taxpayers Foot 70 Percent Of California鈥檚 Health Care Tab, Study Finds
The public spending on health care outpaces the nation.
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Hospital Finance Measure On California Ballot May Stump Voters
Proposition 52 would permanently enshrine a significant source of funding for hospitals and limit lawmakers鈥 ability to change it.
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Advance Planning For Your End-Of-Life Care
A new health benefit available to millions of Californians encourages people to discuss end-of-life care options with their doctors.
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Old Motels Get New Life Helping Homeless Heal
Using run-down motels to care for and temporarily house homeless people recently discharged from the hospital helps stabilize them inexpensively, preventing unnecessary and costly returns to ERs and hospitals.
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Saving Lives And Saving Money
A pioneering program in southern California provides ongoing care and housing to homeless people who are 鈥渟uper-utilizers鈥 of hospital emergency rooms. The effort is reducing ER visits and saving a lot of money.
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Pregnant Women Dumped By Covered California Into Medi-Cal, Without Notice Or Consent
The problem won鈥檛 be fixed until September, though the state鈥檚 congressional delegation calls for quick action.
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Medi-Cal AIDS Program Is Underfunded, Advocates Say
Medi-Cal program provides vital services to HIV and AIDS patients, but providers say it doesn鈥檛 pay enough to allow them to serve everyone who needs it.
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What’s California’s Prescription For Rising Drug Costs?
How high-cost drugs are impacting California.
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Opioid Epidemic Spurs Rethink On Medication And Addiction
Some say the usual methods 鈥 abstinence and therapy 鈥 may not be enough.
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Medi-Cal Expands To Immigrant Children. Here’s How It Works.
New law applies state's low-income health care program to children in the U.S. illegally.
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Housing Project Takes On Seniors’ Health
An innovative new approach in Oakland combines low-income housing and a health program for seniors.
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Slipping Between Medicaid And Marketplace Coverage Can Leave Consumers Confused
KHN鈥檚 consumer columnist answers questions about how people can handle moving between the government health plan for low-income residents and the private plans offered on the federal health law鈥檚 exchanges.
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Telenovelas, Spanish Website Seek To Inform Hispanics About Kidney Donations
The website Inf贸rmate offers resources and information to help dispel cultural myths that may keep Latinos from becoming live kidney donors.
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Last-Minute Deal May Resolve Dispute Over Managed Care Tax In California
The proposed compromise would avert $1 billion in budget cuts but still must be approved by a two-thirds majority in the legislature.
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Advocates Allege Discrimination In California鈥檚 Medi-Cal Program
A civil rights complaint says low payment for doctors results in unequal care for Latinos.
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California Exchange Targets ‘Hot Spots’ With High Rates Of Uninsured
Tuesday is the deadline to sign up for health coverage that begins in January, so Covered California is boosting enrollment efforts in certain underserved communities.
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Fight Over Medicaid Managed Care Tax Punches Hole in California Budget
Federal policy requires that California broaden taxes on insurers to fund Medicaid, but state insurers and many Republican legislators are opposed.
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Calif. Medicaid Patients With Cancer Fare Worse Than Those With Other Coverage
Researchers found Medi-Cal patients were diagnosed later, were less likely to receive recommended treatment and had lower survival rates.
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