Published on California Healthline Facilities across California that offer services to individuals with developmental disabilities temporarily closed Wednesday in the wake of a mass shooting at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, the Sacramento Bee‘s “Capitol Alert” reports. Background on Centers Inland Regional Center is the largest of 21 such facilities that operate under a… Continue reading Calif. Developmental Disabilities Centers React to Shooting

By Zachary Tracer and Matthew Winkler for Bloomberg Business To reduce turbulence in Obamacare’s fledgling insurance markets, the Obama administration’s top health official is pushing to get more information to consumers about what they’ll actually pay for health care, which can include out-of-pocket costs as well as premiums. The changes are meant to help people choose coverage that fits… Continue reading Top Obamacare Official Makes Tweaks as Insurer Complaints Grow

by George Lauer, California Healthline Features Editor The moral of the story about a disagreement over what Blue Shield of California is expected to do in return for approval to enter the Medi-Cal managed care market appears to be “pay close attention to how things are worded.” Consumer advocates and state officials thought the agreement this… Continue reading Disagreement Over Charity Contributions Simmers in Blue Shield’s Care1st Deal

In this article originally published by The New York Times, read why some are saying sky-high deductibles that are leaving some newly insured vulnerable.

Nancy Morgan of the Wound Care Education Institute takes viewers of this recorded webinar into the world of identifying pressure injuries.

Originally published by Modern Healthcare - The CMS is working to develop a separate star-rating system for health plans participating in an experiment.

By Lauren McSherry, California Healthline Regional Correspondent for California Healthline Medicare beneficiaries throughout the state are weighing their options during Medicare Advantage open enrollment season, but residents in Riverside County may have more choices to consider than others elsewhere in the state. “In Riverside County and surrounding counties there are far more insurance companies competing… Continue reading Medicare Advantage Competition Rated Strongest in Southern CA

By The Associated Press, originally published by The Coloradoan DENVER — Supporters of universal health care have gathered enough signatures to put on next year’s ballot a plan to make Colorado the first state to opt out of the federal health law and replace it with taxpayer-funded coverage for all. Proponents submitted 158,831 qualified signatures, about… Continue reading Universal Health Care to Appear on Colorado Ballot in 2016

In this article by the The New York Times, learn why lawmakers want to take away a big reasonwhy hospitals buy doctors’ practices.

Originally Posted by California Healthline Communities that experienced increases in physician-hospital integration also saw increases in annual outpatient spending, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wilde Mathews, Wall Street Journal, 10/19). Study Details For the study, Harvard Medical School researchers used data from Medicare and other sources… Continue reading Outpatient Spending Rises as Physician-Hospital Integration Grows