State Highlights: Calif. Midwives Prepare For New Independence
A selection of health policy stories from California, Minnesota, Colorado, Nebraska, Maryland and Massachusetts.
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State Highlights: States Scramble To Change Newborn Screening Programs
A selection of health policy stories from Wisconsin, New York, the District of Columbia, New Mexico, California and Florida.
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Viewpoints: Health Law Problems Plague Calif., Too; Obamacare Redistribution Is From Lucky To Unlucky; FDA Crackdown On Genetic Testing
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
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Research Roundup: ‘Substantial’ Medicare Savings From Avoiding ERs
This week's studies and briefs come from Health Affairs, The New England Journal of Medicine, Rand Corp., JAMA Pediatrics, JAMA Psychiatry, UCLA and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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State Highlights: La. Targets Docs Who Steer Patients Into Some Managed Care Plans
A selection of health policy stories from South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and California.
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Poll: Only 44 Percent Of Californians Support Health Law
Californians are split on support for the health law. In the meantime, other polls show 66 percent of the uninsured are planning on getting coverage and that the young are more likely to get insured, despite the popular notion that they would shun coverage.
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States Lead In Health Law Insurance Sign-Up Race
States operating their own insurance websites are leading the federal government in signing up people for health coverage. Though healthcare.gov, the federal website which serves the residents of 36 states, is working better for some, complicated cases still bewilder "navigators" -- and Texas has proposed new rules and background checks for the workers.
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State Highlights: Okla. Gov. Looks For Cuts To Cover $60M More In Health Care Costs; Miss. Gov. Wants To Offer Hospitals Money To Offset Health Law
A selection of health policy stories from Oklahoma, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Delaware, Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Georgia and California.
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Covered California Faulted For Failing To Reach More Spanish Speakers
Dismal enrollment numbers in October spark cry for action.
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State Highlights: S.C. Clinic A Model For Free Care; Mont. Doctor’s Push To Treat Mine Workers Sickened By Asbestos; Fast Food Consumption in Calif. Kids
A selection of health policy stories from South Carolina, Montana and California.
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Marketplace News: Private Health Insurance Exchanges; Health Costs Rise For Big Firms
Issues in the health care marketplace make news: Private health care exchanges, not the ones associated with the health law, are becoming more prominent. In addition, health care costs for large businesses in Los Angeles rise 4.5 percent.
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Viewpoints: SCOTUS Should Support Contraception Mandate; Our Brains ‘Not Wired’ For Obamacare; President’s Personality Impairs Law’s Success
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
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Viewpoints: Local Political Fallout From Obama Insurance Pledge; ‘Debunking’ Sob Story; Is Single Payer Still A Possibility?
A selection of editorials and opinions from news organizations around the country.
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In California, Some Happy About Canceled Insurance Policies
After initial outrage over insurance cancellation notices, some people are finding better coverage and good deals on the marketplace.
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Calif. Won’t Extend Canceled Insurance Policies Despite Presidential Plea
The five-member board overseeing California's online insurance marketplace unanimously turned down President Barack Obama's call to let insurers continue some health plans that don't meet the health law's requirements. Marketplace officials for Covered California also detailed who has signed up for coverage in the marketplace.
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State Roundup: Candidate Berwick Floats ‘Single Payer;’ Minn. Reps Pushing Against Med Device Tax; Restore Medi-Cal Cuts?
A roundup of state health policy news, today from Iowa, Minnesota, Massachusetts and California.
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Covered California: Older Jump In First, But Officials Buoyed By Number Of Young Enrollees
More important than age, however, will be how healthy or unhealthy the enrollees are. Those who are sick are more motivated to sign up early, researchers said.
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‘Motor Voter’ Meets The Health Law
New insurance marketplaces around the country are weighing whether to offer voter registration to people signing up for health insurance. The issue could cause political and legal fights across the nation.
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State Highlights: Calif. Fines Three Insurers For Denying Therapy
A selection of health policy stories from California, Colorado, Kansas and Florida.
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California Sends Incorrect Information To 246,000 Low-Income Patients
The state mistakenly told consumers in the "bridge to reform" program that they may have to switch doctors as they transition to Medicaid.
By Anna Gorman