MORE ON: Medi-Cal

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Billions at stake for Calif. in Supreme Court health reform case

March 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments today over a proposed expansion of Medicaid that will determine the fate of billions of dollars in health care funding slated for California. One Kaiser Family Foundation estimate shows that if the law stands, California may see an additional $45... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Patients suffer as state overhauls Medi-Cal, advocates say

March 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
Patients who are being moved into Medi-Cal managed care plans as part of a major statewide policy shift are facing life-threatening obstacles to getting needed care, according to patient advocates who testified in a legislative oversight hearing. An attorney, doctor and lobbyist pleaded with... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Major Medi-Cal changes raise questions

February 22, 2012, 12:05 AM
Sweeping changes for the state’s medical program for the needy are taking shape, even as legislative advisers and advocates raise major questions. Changes include more seniors being routed to managed care programs, a reinvention of how hospitals are paid and the collapse of two state... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Researchers to examine revamp of public health

February 15, 2012, 12:05 AM
As California continues to forge ahead implementing health reform, state Medi-Cal leaders and UC Davis researchers announced an agreement to examine public health system transformation efforts that may serve as models for the nation. The researchers will evaluate public hospital systems as... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Judge stops Medi-Cal budget cuts; state plans appeals

January 4, 2012, 12:05 AM
Attorneys for California’s Medi-Cal program are gearing up to appeal two court rulings issued last week that strike down a 10 percent cut to some medical service providers for low-income Californians. Christina A. Snyder, a U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles, ruled in favor of... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Doctors ask feds to review Medi-Cal rates

October 26, 2011, 12:05 AM
The California Medical Association is asking federal Medicaid authorities to review whether the state pays enough to guarantee adequate access to care for patients who rely on the Medi-Cal program. The CMA is relying on a federal law that says Medi-Cal should pay health providers enough to... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State asking clinics to send back payments for dental care

October 19, 2011, 12:05 AM
California’s health program for the needy is approaching the state’s clinics with a controversial request: Send back those checks for root canals, tooth extractions and other dental services rendered within the last year. State coverage for Medi-Cal patient dental... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State fights prescription drug abuse epidemic

October 17, 2011, 12:05 AM
As the country grapples with an explosion in prescription drug abuse, authorities have stepped up efforts to limit access to one drug by arresting 10 people – including two doctors – last week in a Los Angeles OxyContin ring that also involved Medicare fraud. “Prescription... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Insurers question plan to cover senior patients

August 31, 2011, 12:05 AM
When Gov. Jerry Brown eliminated the Adult Day Health Care program, his administration quickly designated the state's Medi-Cal managed care plans as the entity to ensure that many of the program’s 35,000 seniors are cared for. But the trade group that represents 39 California managed... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State turns to troubled firms after adult care cut

August 29, 2011, 12:05 AM
California Medi-Cal officials are planning to rely on a second firm that has drawn scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department to coordinate care for those who will no longer be served by the Adult Day Health Care program, which was eliminated in this year’s state budget. APS... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Health plan that 'fleeced the state' stands to grow

August 17, 2011, 12:05 AM
A Southern California health plan that state Controller John Chiang said “fleeced the state” out of an estimated $300 million stands to gain hundreds of members who are losing services as a result of state budget cuts. Chiang urged the state’s Medi-Cal agency... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Auditor urges Medi-Cal to resolve $355M in disputed drug rebates

July 6, 2011, 12:05 AM
The California State Auditor is urging Medi-Cal to take a more aggressive stance in resolving disputes over hundreds of millions in drug rebates that pharmaceutical firms may owe the state. The matter has been raised in numerous audits throughout the last 10 years, but takes on additional... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawmakers advance health reform bills

May 4, 2011, 12:05 AM
Even as the U.S. House of Representatives voted to strip funding from the nation’s health reform law yesterday, California lawmakers were advancing bills meant to implement parts of the law early and make sure people are alerted to new benefits as they become available. Three bills would... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Fraud victim fund hands out less than 1% of holdings

April 11, 2011, 12:05 AM
A state fund meant to compensate victims of corporate fraud has given out less than 1 percent of its holdings since its inception nearly a decade ago and has denied or made no decision on all but six claims, records show. The Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund, operated by the... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Study: Long-term supply of the pill means fewer abortions

March 10, 2011, 12:06 AM
Research from UC San Francisco suggests that Medi-Cal, California's version of Medicaid, could save money and decrease abortion rates by allowing women to stockpile the pill. The study, which was first published online in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that low-income women... + read more
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