On Monday, health policy researchers at UCLA announced the launch of a project to better understand why such a high percentage of seniors have been op...
Spike in Medi-Cal Enrollment Adds Pressure to 'Doctor Deserts'
A spike in Medi-Cal enrollment after California expanded the program under the Affordable Care Act has exacerbated problems with health care access in...
UnitedHealth's Threat To Leave Exchanges Not Expected To Mean Much in California
UnitedHealth Group’s announcement this week that it may pull out of Affordable Care Act exchanges is not expected to have much of an impact on C...
Why Maryland — Not California — Pulled Off the 'Boldest Proposal' in Health Care
For a year, a dozen of California’s most powerful health care leaders had been privately meeting to talk a revolution. The CEOs of hospital gian...
California Aging Population Likely To Increase Health Care Costs
California’s growing aging population likely will pose several challenges, including new costs on taxpayers for health care services, the Sacram...
What Paul Ryan's Election to House Speaker Means for the Affordable Care Act
In a recent interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) signaled a need for change in the Ho...
Long-Range Outlook for Long-Term Care
It was a good year for long-term care policy issues in the Capitol, and there will be a full slate of them again in the 2016 session. That was one of ...
Study: Hospitals Need Better Efficiency
Hospital inpatient care is highly inefficient, according to a study released this week by a health care consulting firm. Axene Health Partners, an ind...
Waiver Approval a Strong Start, Now Time for Long-Term Vision, Expert Says
The agreement between California and CMS officials on a federal waiver for California’s Medicaid program means $6.2 billion worth of delivery an...
$6 Billion Waiver Gets Federal Approval
CMS officials on Saturday agreed in principle to a five-year, $6.2 billion waiver for California’s Medicaid program. That was good news for Cali...