On Monday, four U.S. lawmakers from California sent a letter to Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee raising privacy concerns about the exc...
Auditor's Report Shows 'Symbiotic Relationship' in Medi-Cal Managed Care
The seeming reluctance by state officials to closely monitor Medi-Cal managed care plans is troubling, said Gerald Kominski, director of the UCLA Cen...
Governor Calls for Special Legislative Session To Address Health Spending
Gov. Jerry Brown (D) last week issued a proclamation to convene a special legislative session on health care spending on the same day he agreed to a ...
California Legislature Nears Deal Ahead of Budget Plan Deadline
During a joint budget committee meeting on Tuesday, California Senate and Assembly Democrats neared a deal on a final budget plan after compromising o...
Lawmakers Nearing Deal On California Budget
Democratic leaders in the Senate and the Assembly are nailing down a final deal on the state budget, sources in the Capitol said Tuesday, but an agree...
Protest Rises Over Medi-Cal Rates
The Capitol lawn is going to be a little livelier on Tuesday, as hundreds of protesters from across the state are planning to gather in Sacramento in ...
GAO: CMS Too Reliant on Doctors When Setting Medicare Pay Rates
CMS is too reliant on the American Medical Association when setting provider reimbursement rates, according to a recent Government Accountability Offi...
California Democrats Release Competing Budget Proposals
On Tuesday, Democrats in the California Senate and Assembly released separate budget plans that differ on various key spending proposals, but agree on...
Brown Unveils Revised Budget Plan; Health Advocates React
On Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) released the revised version of his fiscal year 2015-2016 budget plan, which includes several health care proposals,...
Legislature's Turn To Consider Open Data
Last month, California HHS embraced the open data movement in health care with a decision to make more data available to the public online. Now itR...