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Jan 5th, 2009
Aides to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger released a proposal to address the state's budget deficit in part by cutting funds for Medi-Cal and other health care programs.
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Jan 5th, 2009
A law requiring California health, dental and specialty insurers to provide members with interpreters took effect Jan. 1.
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Dec 20th, 2008
Nearly one-fifth of all Californians under age 65 were without health insurance for all or some of 2007.
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Dec 17th, 2008
California Medicaid beneficiaries who faced gaps in coverage were more than three times as likely as those with continuous coverage to be hospitalized for chronic illnesses.
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Dec 16th, 2008
California Republican lawmakers released a plan to address the state's projected $41.8 billion budget deficit in part by redirecting funds for mental health services and children's health care.
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Dec 16th, 2008
The percentage of Californians younger than age 65 who were uninsured at some point in 2007 declined to 19.5% from 20.2% in 2005.
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Dec 16th, 2008
Recession threatens to erase slight gains in California health insurance coverage since 2005 as nearly 6.4 million Californians lack health insurance.
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Dec 9th, 2008
California Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg said providing health coverage to all California children will be one of the issues he addresses within the first 120 days of the new legislative session.
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Dec 4th, 2008
California Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny upheld the regulations issued by the state Department of Managed Health Care that seek to protect patients from "balance billing," a practice often used by hospitals in reimbursement disputes with health insurers.
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Nov 17th, 2008
California officials are considering freezing enrollment in the state's SCHIP, as an influx of new clients overwhelms.
