California Joins States That Protect Patients Against Nasty Surprise Bills
Starting July 1, 2017, Californians are protected against surprise medical bills from out-of-network providers, also […]
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Settlement Reached on Kaiser Permanente’s Repeated Mental Health Care Deficiencies
California insurance regulators announced Tuesday that they have reached a settlement with Kaiser Permanente to […]
Millions of Kids Fall Outside Senate Health Plan To Shield Disabled From Medicaid Cuts
Millions of children with disabilities will be excluded from the Senate's definition of "blind and […]
Senate Bill would leave CA with a $115 Billion Shortfall through 2027
The director of Medi-Cal says, “The long-term impact of this bill cannot be understated: It is simply devastating.”
14 Million Reasons to Worry about GOP Health Bills
Californians who rely on Medi-Cal are anxious, if not panicked, about health care legislation on Capitol Hill that would drastically change Medi-Cal and the health insurance industry.
GOP Senate Bill Would Cut Health Care Coverage By 22 Million
Not only will millions lose coverage, the coverage available would be prohibitively expensive.
AHCA’s Medicaid Cuts Would Harm the Elderly & Disabled
The AHCA would cut Medicaid funding to those groups that Medicaid was designed to cover and protect since its beginning.
California trying to protect co-pay help
CSRs are vital to help with co-pays, reduce deductibles, and lower co-insurance for qualified members of Covered California’s health plans.
California tried High-Risk Pools. What were the results? Not good.
The GOP proposes an AHCA plan that has already failed in California.
CHIP Offers Families with Seriously Ill Kids More Financial Protection than ACA Plans
Kids with chronic conditions are especially vulnerable to health insurance changes. A new study finds […]
Why some Medi-Cal patients can’t go to UC Davis Medical Center
HCA members spoke out against this practice in Sacramento County
Take Care: Your Taxes & Health Coverage
The HCA can help you sort it out.
Medi-Cal & UC Davis Hold Health Equity Action Team Press Conference
WHAT: Health Equity Action Team Press Conference Speakers will include Senator Richard Pan (D-CA); Dr. Anthony Iton, […]
San Diego County Numbers Show Lifespan Gap Between Rich And Poor
“Income can be a good, if not necessarily direct, predictor of health.”
Medicaid is Central to Our Country’s Healthcare System
Last week’s failure to repeal the ACA showed the broad and deep reach of Medicaid, which covers about six times as many people as the private marketplaces created under the A.C.A.
The AHCA repeal plan will harm California
The Modesto Bee has an informative article summarizing the impacts of the current repeal and […]
“Medicaid saves lives” – candid interview with a Harvard researcher
“Our research suggests that when people gain health insurance, whether via Medicaid or private insurance along the lines of the ACA’s marketplaces, they experience significant benefits”
Ideas to alter Medicaid funding would be harmful
Newly released CLASP reports cautions that limiting Medicaid funding via “block grants” or “per capita caps” is harmful to states and consumers.
Last day of Covered CA open enrollment!
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Explore the potential impact of Trump’s First Order on health policies and regulations
NHeLP released an issue brief analyzing the ACA executive order and a general fact sheet describing what executive orders can and cannot do.
