By Cheryl Jennings and Mike Nicco for ABC 7 News Some special guests got a sneak-peek inside the Bay Area’s newest Ronald McDonald House. This one is inside UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital at Mission Bay, making it easier for parents to see their children while they are getting medical care. Top donors who helped make this… Continue reading Guests Get Sneak-Peek Inside New SF Ronald McDonald House

By The Associated Press, published in The Pueblo Chieftan DENVER — Colorado’s health exchange on Monday reported selling private health plans to 121,000 people two-thirds of the way through this year’s open enrollment period. In a joint statement, Connect for Health Colorado and the state’s health agency said that about 50,000 people had received coverage… Continue reading Colorado Reports 171,000 Covered Under Affordable Care Act

By PRNewswire-USNewswire Inland Empire Health Plan – one of the fastest growing not-for-profit Medicare and Medi-Cal health plans in California – is celebrating the enrollment of one million members, marking a new chapter in its 18-year history of serving communities in Riverside and San Bernardino. “We are proud of this milestone,” said Dr. Bradley Gilbert, IEHP chief… Continue reading IEHP Celebrates One Million-Member Milestone

By Henry Powderly, Managing Editor of Healthcare Finance Construction is all but done at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, with a grand opening for the $1.5 billion complex slated for Feb 1, officials said. The complex includes the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, UCSF Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital and UCSF Bakar… Continue reading UCSF to Open $1.5 Billion, Eco-Friendly Medical Complex

In this article from KAPP-TV, learn about the vote that changed the health exchange system to having a direct premium payment option.

In this article from the Seattle Times, learn why medicaid fee cuts are making it more difficult for patients to find a cure for their medical problems.

Baylor Announces Alliance with Cleveland Clinic By Susan Schrock for the Star-Telegram DALLAS – Baylor Scott & White Health announced a new alliance Thursday with one of the country’s top heart hospitals, a move officials say will advance medical research, help shorten transplant waiting lists and make quality care more accessible and affordable for Texas and… Continue reading Baylor Announces Alliance with Cleveland Clinic

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar for the Associated Press, originally posted on ABC News Primary care doctors caring for low-income patients will face steep fee cuts next year as a temporary program in President Barack Obama’s health care law expires. That could squeeze access just when millions of new patients are gaining Medicaid coverage. A study Wednesday… Continue reading Doctors Face Steep Medicaid Cuts as Fee Boost Ends

By Tracy Seipel for the San Jose Mercury News Twice a day, San Jose insurance agent Ruben Villanueva offers KZSF-AM La Kaliente’s Latino listeners tips about consumer finance and all kinds of insurance. This month, he’s been reminding his Bay Area-wide audience that Californians need to sign up for health coverage by midnight Monday if they… Continue reading California Health Insurance Exchange Aims to Increase Latino Enrollment

By The Editors for the Lawndale News Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Presence Health announced the formation of a first-of-its-kind Wellness Partnership that includes a substantial investment in new community-based preventative health initiatives to create significant savings and improve the overall health and well-being of Chicago residents. The Wellness… Continue reading Chicago Mayor, CDPH, and Presence Health Announce Partnership