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WEBBy Aneri Pattani and Henry Larweh and Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA August 27, 2024. In many places, victims of the opioid epidemic are silenced in decision-making about how to use opioid settlement money, a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by KFF Health News and Spotlight PA found. Postcard From Colorado.
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WEBCalifornia Healthline is a free, daily publication featuring health care news, opinion and original reporting, designed to meet the information needs of busy health care professionals, decision makers, media organizations and consumers. It is independently published by KFF Health News for the California Health Care Foundation. California Healthline is part of the Foundation’s commitment to […]
COVID-19 Archives - California Healthline
WEBAug 26, 2024 · By Tarena Lofton July 22, 2024. President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 last week, but his symptoms were reportedly mild. With covid still circulating and putting Americans at risk, KFF Health News reviews the latest safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
California Makes It Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get …
WEBJul 19, 2021 · A provision in California’s newly approved state budget will eliminate the asset test for the 2 million Californians enrolled in both Medi-Cal and Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older …
Friday, September 13, 2024 - California Healthline
WEB1 day ago · Poverty Has Gotten Worse In California: The state’s overall poverty rate soared to 18.9% in 2023, according to research released this week by the California Budget & Policy Center. That’s up from 16.4% in 2022, but more significantly, it’s a staggering jump from the 11.0% rate that the center’s researchers had recorded in 2021.
Morning Briefings Archive - California Healthline
WEBDaily Edition for Friday, September 6, 2024. Intense Heat Grips California: Temperatures hovered above 100 degrees along parts of the California coast early Friday, creating unbearable conditions past midnight as officials warned that the excessive heat would last through the weekend. “We’re not seeing a ton of release at night.
What the Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Means in California
WEBJan 26, 2022 · The No Surprises Act covers all privately insured people in employer-sponsored and individual/family health plans. Medicare and Medicaid already protect their enrollees against nasty billing surprises. The new federal law, which is largely in sync with California’s, bans balance billing for nonemergency care by out-of-network providers at in ...
It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know
WEBNov 3, 2020 · Open enrollment for the private Medicare Advantage plans and Part D drug plans is also underway and ends Dec. 7. Insurance agents can usually help you with Medicare, and you can get advice by calling 1-800-434-0222. If you are under 65, live in the Golden State and want to buy insurance for you and …
With Sexually Transmitted Infections Off the Charts, California …
WEBJan 4, 2022 · The rule, part of a broader law addressing the STI epidemic, took effect Jan. 1 for people with state-regulated private insurance plans and will kick in sometime later for the millions of low-income Californians enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program.. By making it easier and cheaper for Californians to self-administer tests in the privacy of their homes, the provision could bring better ...
Q&A: How Will California’s New 988 Mental Health Line Actually Work?
WEBOct 13, 2021 · In California, the state Department of Health Care Services announced in September it would spend $20 million to help launch the 988 system. AB 988 is legislation that would tack on up to 80 cents a month on phone lines in the state — both wireless and landline services — to provide ongoing funding for the system and associated services.