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CA finalizes bills boosting patient privacy

October 2, 2008 — 1:31pm ET | By Anne Zieger
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

September 26, 2008 — 2:01pm ET | By Anne Zieger
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

July 15, 2008 — 9:25am ET | By Anne Zieger
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

June 27, 2008 — 6:59am ET
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

May 6, 2008 — 6:59am ET
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

April 1, 2008 — 7:59am ET
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...

Blue Cross of CA halts patient info requests

February 13, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Yesterday, we told you about Blue Cross of California's practice of sending letters to physicians asking them to look for--and report--medical conditions that could be used to cancel their patients'... Read more...

Schwarzenegger kills hospital performance disclosure bill

October 16, 2007 — 6:59am ET
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has vetoed a bill which would have disclosed hospital infection and death rates to the public. While Schwarzenegger's own healthcare bill contains some... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: California health reform accelerating

September 27, 2007 — 6:59am ET
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) seems to be getting closer to a deal that will get his health reform plans enacted. His plan, like the Massachusetts scheme, would require all residents to... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Hospitals back governor's reform plan; Texas insurer lowers med mal premiums; and much more...

September 7, 2007 — 6:59am ET
> The state's hospital industry has come out in favor of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's health reform plans. Read more...
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