California Governor To Attempt Second Health Care Proposal
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would try again to pass legislation to overhaul the state's health care system and that he would not reduce the scale of his plan to get it approved.
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California Voters Concerned About Health Care
More than half of California voters are worried about the state's health care system and nearly three-quarters said they would have approved a health system overhaul proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last year.
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California Medicaid Changes Will Affect Children's Coverage
A plan by California Governor that would require most Medi-Cal beneficiaries to complete eligibility forms four times per year, rather than annually, will affect children the most and will not save the state money in the long run.
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California Governor To Reinstate Health Coverage For Wrongfully Cancelled Patients
Consumer Watchdog praised a California state regulator's efforts to begin reinstating the insurance coverage of patients left uninsured, uninsurable and often hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical debt when their health insurance policies were illegally cancelled after they got sick.
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NEJM Examines California Health Reform Efforts
NEJM perspectives examine California health reform efforts and individual health insurance mandates.
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California Bans Balanced Billing By Health Insurers For Emergency Care
The California released draft regulations that would bar physicians and hospitals from billing patients for the cost of services above what their HMOs are willing to pay.
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California Has Not Issued Report On Physician Medicaid Payments
California has not been complying with a state law that requires the Medi-Cal director to review physician reimbursement rates annually and ensure that Medi-Cal beneficiaries have access to physician and dental services.
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Letter: Protect CA Residents From Illegal Cancellations of Health Insurance
The Department of Managed Health Care of California must move forward with regulations to stop illegal cancellations of health insurance coverage, said Consumer Watchdog and restore health insurance coverage lost by innocent patients who have been left not only uninsured, but uninsurable.
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California Health Reform Bill Unfairly Favored Insurance Companies
While California health care reform bill was touted as a fix to our broken health care system, it is clear that this proposal was bad for consumers and unfairly favored insurance companies.
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California Hospitals Collect More From Uninsured Patients
California hospitals collect a higher percentage of their listed charges from uninsured patients than from Medicare.
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Implications Of California Health Care Reform Bill Failure
Washington Post examined how the defeat of a $14.9 billion health care proposal in California means that advocates of overhauling the health care system will turn their focus back to Washington.
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California Faces Difficulties In Establishing Universal Coverage
The defeat of a $14.9 billion proposal to overhaul California's health care system underscores a difficulty states face in achieving universal insurance coverage.
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California Senate Rejects Plan To Overhaul State Health Care System
California Senate voted 7-1, with three abstentions, to reject health care reform legislation supported by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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California Health Care Overhaul Legislation Could Fail
Health care reform legislation crafted by California Governor is likely to die quietly in a Senate Health Committee.
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California Senate Delays Vote On Health Care Overhaul Measure
California Senate has decided to delay until Monday a vote on compromise health care reform legislation.
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Senate Committee To Consider California Health Care Proposal
Health care legislation negotiated by California Governor could be adequately financed, or it could result in a $4 billion budget shortfall within five years.
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Only 16% Californians Support Mandatory Purchase Of Private Health Insurance
Less than one in five California voters support legislation that requires proof of private health insurance when they are told they might have to pay some of the premium costs.
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California Governor Proposes Budget That Includes Medi-Cal Cuts
California Governor proposed a $101 billion state budget for fiscal year 2008-2009 that would reduce funding for health care programs.
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California Unfunded Liability For Retiree Health Care At Least $118B
California state and local governments face at least $118 billion in unfunded liability over the next 30 years for current and future retirees' health care benefits.
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Few San Francisco Residents Enroll In Health Care Program
San Francisco expanded program to individuals residing in the city with incomes up to about $32,000 annually who do not qualify for other health programs.
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Schwarzenegger, Nunez Submit Ballot Initiative For Health Care Reform Proposal
California Governor submitted an initiative that would provide the funding mechanism and other changes necessary to enact their plan to overhaul the state's health care system.
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Year of health reform to end without California health care plan
California legislature is about to finish the "year of health care reform" without passing a health care plan, inspite of all the efforts in the Assembly last week.
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Cigna's Health Insurance Coverage Too Late For California Teen
After massive protests Cigna finally approved health insurance coverage for California teen Nataline Sarkisyan, but due to the health insurance coverage delay Natalee died in the hospital.
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California Assembly Approves Health Care Expansion Legislation
California General Assembly voted along party lines to approve legislation would require most state residents to obtain health coverage.
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Assembly In California Passes Landmark Health Care Reform
Comprehensive health insurance plan provides access to affordable health care for all Californians and moves toward providing universal health insurance in California.
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California Governor, Assembly Speaker Reach Compromise On Health System Overhaul
California Governor and state Assembly Speaker have reached a tentative agreement on a $14 billion plan to overhaul California's health care system.
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California Lawmakers Negotiate Universal Health Care Proposal
California leaders have only two weeks left to reach an agreement on overhauling the state's health care system.
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Kaiser Permanente California Makes Changes to Insurance Plans
These health insurance plan changes are designed to provide Kaiser Permanente California clients with better health insurance coverage options that suit their lifestyles and needs.
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California Insurers Should Comply With Regulations For Interpreter, Translations Services
California insurers are working to comply with new state rules that will require them to provide interpreters and translations of documents to beneficiaries with limited English language skills.
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Cultural Competency Considered Vital To San Francisco Universal Health Care Plan
San Francisco's new universal health care plan hinges on a notion rarely discussed in the health care debates raging at the state and national levels: cultural competency.
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Discussing California Health Care Reform Plan
The plan would require all state residents to obtain health coverage and would provide income-based subsidies to low- and moderate-income Californians.
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Regulations To Prevent Improper Cancellations Of California Health Insurance Policies
California proposed new regulations intended to prevent insurers from improperly canceling individual health insurance policies.
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California Proposes Leasing State Lottery To Fund Universal Health Insurance Coverage
California Governor introduced a revised $14 billion proposal to require all state residents to obtain health insurance.
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California To Reach Agreement On Funding For Universal Health Care System
California Governor and Democratic leaders in the state Legislature are close to a compromise on a bill that would expand health insurance to millions of state residents who lack coverage.
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California Voters Should Decide Whether To Raise Taxes To Fund Health Care
California Governor would be open to a general tax increase to help fund health coverage for uninsured state residents if it is approved by voters.
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San Francisco Offers Health Care To All Uninsured Residents
San Francisco has launched a program to offer subsidized or no-cost health care for all of the city's 82,000 uninsured adults.
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Governors Schwarzenegger To Protect Children's Health Insurance Programs
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York Governor Eliot Spitzer sent the following letter to the President regarding new federal rules that would severely limit states' ability to provide health insurance to children:.
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Newspapers Examine Health Care Reform Efforts In California
With its potential to set a nationwide model, health policy experts, states and federal lawmakers are closely watching California's health reform efforts.
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California Health Care Agreement Could Spur Health Care Overhaul Debate
The adoption of a comprehensive plan to overhaul health care in a big, politically influential state such as California, would spur similar efforts around the country.
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Californians Urged To Act On Health Care Reform, Insurance
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has put forth a comprehensive health care reform proposal, urged Californians to speak out on the need for reform.
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