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California poised to pass tough anti-rescission bill
It looks like the state of California will pass a tough bill banning health plans from retroactively canceling consumer policies for alleged misstatements in their applications. The practice, known... Read more...
CA governor sweeps California nursing board
Apparently, a scathing article in the Los Angeles Times can produce results. Yesterday, we told you that an in-depth investigation by The Times and an independent research organization concluded that... Read more...
WellPoint engages in reform lobbying effort with beneficiaries
Sure, you expect to get robo-calls from politicians when they're trying to get your support on a key issue or simply get elected. But this set of calls, in which the country's largest health plan has... Read more...
CA to try to increase number of healthcare support workers
In a move to try to increase the number of healthcare support workers in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently revealed details of a $32 million partnership between the state and four... Read more...
CA finalizes bills boosting patient privacy
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new law that imposes tougher penalties for violations of patient privacy as well as for serious medical errors. Under the terms of the bill, the... Read more...
CA passes hospital infection control laws
California has passed two new laws designed to tighten up infection controls within the state's hospitals. While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) had vetoed similar rules four years ago, national... Read more...
CA bill gives state extra power to fine insurers who don't pay providers
In what is sure to be a cliffhanger, a bill has gone to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for signature which would give the state beefed up power to fine HMOs and PPOs that don't pay... Read more...
Coalition protests healthcare cuts in CA
It's somewhat ironic that a Governor as well known for his commitment to physical fitness as he is for being an aging action adventure hero has proposed deep budget cuts that could leave more than... Read more...
Coalition files suit to block CA Medi-Cal cuts
Nobody's happy when the state cuts reimbursement rates for a program that already doesn't pay so well. But when California threatened to cut rates 10 percent for Medi-Cal, its program for the poor, a... Read more...
CA law would ban balance billing for ED services
California officials are considering new rules that would ban balance billing for ED services, due in part to struggles over the fees charged by emergency department doctors, radiologists and... Read more...
