Sac Bee: Loophole in health care law could stick doctors with tab
By Jim Sanders jsanders@sacbee.com Published: Wednesday, May. 22, 2013 – 12:00 am Last Modified: Wednesday, May. 22, 2013 – 7:59 am A loophole in California’s upcoming health care overhaul could be exploited by families gaming the system or responding to hardship in a way that doctors say could leave a pile of unpaid bills. A chain … Read more
LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown sticks to hard line in revised budget proposal
By Chris MegerianMay 14, 2013, 12:19 p.m. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown took a hard line Tuesday as he unveiled his latest budget plan, seeking to tighten general-fund spending and holding firm on his push to redistribute money for schools. He proposed general-fund expenditures of $96.4 billion for the budget year that begins in July — $1.3 … Read more
Washington Post: Budget request denied, Sebelius turns to health executives to finance Obamacare
By Sarah Kliff, Published: May 10, 2013 at 4:12 pm Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has gone, hat in hand, to health industry officials, asking them to make large financial donations to help with the effort to implement President Obama’s landmark health-care law, two people familiar with the outreach said. Her unusual fundraising push comes … Read more
California Healthline: ‘So Many Moving Parts’ To Fit Together
by David Gorn The Department of Health Care Services announced this week that the Cal MediConnect duals demonstration project will not start until at least January, 2014, a delay from its previous expected launch date in October, 2013. Advocates for seniors’ health care yesterday praised the decision, saying the extra three months will go a … Read more
CDCAN: Coordinated Care Initiative Implementation Will Be Delayed Not Sooner Than January 2014 – Impacts Dual Eligibles, IHSS and other Long Term Services in 8 Counties
SPECIAL NOTE ON CHANGES FOR CDCAN & GRANDSONS: · NEW EMAIL LIST SERVICE PROVIDER – CDCAN is transitioning to a different email list service to send out future CDCAN reports after today that should provide a lot of ways to improve and expand reporting. The reports will look basically the same, though there will be differences … Read more
SacBee: With revenue rising, Democrats push to restore safety net cuts
By Jim Sanders jsanders@sacbee.com Published: Monday, May. 6, 2013 – 12:00 am | Page 1A Last Modified: Monday, May. 6, 2013 – 7:56 am Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic lawmakers are on a collision course over restoring cuts to California’s safety net, marking a key test of vows to hold the line on state spending. Brown is … Read more
KHN: Advocates Head To Court To Overturn Medicare Rules For Observation Care
By Susan Jaffe MAY 03, 2013 This KHN story was produced in collaboration with After Lois Frarie, a 93-year-old retired teacher from Monterey, Calif., spent four days at a local hospital while being treated for a broken elbow and pelvis, she went to a nearby nursing home to build up her strength. But her family was stunned … Read more
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento-Based Community Benefit Programs Say AB 975 Would Threaten Funding For Vital Services
By California Hospital Association Published: Monday, Apr. 22, 2013 – 1:38 pm SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 22, 2013 –Statewide Coalition Releases New Online Video Demonstrating Impact of Politically-Motivated Bill SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – In a new online video released today, representatives from two Sacramento-based community benefit programs that receive funding from local non-profit hospitals shared how … Read more
NY Times: Misconceptions Could Lead to Health Law ‘Train Wreck,’ Baucus Warns
April 17, 2013, 6:23 pm By SARAH WHEATON A routine Senate budget hearing turned into a public scolding as a prominent backer of the health care overhaul warned that a lack of public information could cause a “train wreck” as the law’s implementation moves forward. Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana and chairman of the Senate … Read more
NY Times: Obama Budget Opens Rift for Democrats on Social Benefits
By JACKIE CALMES Published: April 10, 2013 WASHINGTON — President Obama’s new budget has opened a debate over what it means to be a progressive Democrat in an age of austerity and defines him as a president willing to take on the two pillars of his party — Medicare and Social Security — created by Democratic presidents. By his gamble on … Read more
