CDCAN: US 9th CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SIDES WITH STATE ON 10% MEDI-CAL PROVIDER CUTS
BREAKING NEWS: US 9TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SIDES WITH BROWN ADMINISTRATION ON 2011 MEDI-CAL PROVIDER 10% RATE CUT · In Other Budget News: Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services Will Now Meet At 12 Noon – Met Briefly But Decided to Delay Hearing At Request of A Subcommittee Member – Senate Budget and Fiscal Review … Read more
TAC: People with Disabilities Priced Out of Nation’s Housing Market
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TAC Releases Priced Out 2012 Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Housing Task Force have released a study, Priced Out in 2012, which demonstrates that the national average rent for a modestly priced one-bedroom apartment is greater than the entire Supplemental Security Income (SSI) of … Read more
California Healthline: Exchange Rates Make ‘Great Day For California’
by David Gorn Covered California, the state’s health benefit exchange, yesterday announced a rate structure for its health insurance plans that came in at a much more affordable price than first projected. That was great news for exchange officials and it accounted for much of the pomp around that rare circumstance during yesterday’s announcement. “This … Read more
NY Times: California Puts Tentative Price on Health Policies Under New Law
<nyt_byline> By REED ABELSON Published: May 23, 2013 California, widely seen as a model for how individuals will buy health insurance under the new health care law, announced Thursday that 13 insurers had been chosen to sell policies through the insurance marketplace — or exchange — being created under the law. Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press Peter V. … Read more
LA Times: UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange
Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are all expected to participate in the state-run market for individual health coverage. By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times May 22, 2013, 5:59 p.m. Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc., are not participating in California’s new state-run health insurance market, possibly … Read more
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
Capital Public Radio: Legislative Dems Want to Restore Budget Cuts, but Priorities Differ
By Ben Adler CPR photo/Ben Adler As budget talks head into their final weeks, supporters of programs suffering from years of cuts are asking for help. Gov. Jerry Brown opposes any new spending. But Assembly and Senate Democrats have different programs in which they’d like to invest. (Sacramento, CA) Tuesday, May 21, 2013 The steps … Read more
National Skills Coalition: Appropriations Dems release sequester report
May 20, 2013 Democratic Members of the House Appropriations Committee, led by Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) recently released a report detailing the impact sequestration is having on public safety, health, education, national security, judiciary and legal representation, housing, commerce, seniors, and foreign assistance. While the committee Democrats did not specify what sequestration will mean for workforce development … Read more
CDCAN: ASSEMBLY PASSES IHSS COURT SETTLEMENT BILL SB 67 THAT AUTHORIZES TEMPORARY ACROSS-THE-BOARD SERVICE HOUR CUTS TO ALL IHSS RECIPIENTS
Bill Heads Next for All But Certain Approval by Governor Brown – Legislation Would Go Into Effect Immediately · 8% Across-The-Board Cut in Service Hours Would Begin July 1, 2013 and End June 30, 2014 Followed by 7% Across-the-Board Reduction BeginningJuly 1, 2014 Through June 30, 2015 – Temporary Cut Could Continue Indefinitely If New Federal Medicaid Money Fails To Come … Read more
California Healthline: OIG Rule: States Can Use Federal Funds for Medicaid Data Mining
On Friday, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General published a final rule that allows state Medicaid fraud control units to use federal funding to pay for data mining tools that can help find fraudulent billing patterns, Modern Healthcare reports. The units traditionally have been prohibited from using federal funding for data mining initiatives. Final Rule Details The rule allows … Read more
