According to new federal data, healthcare spending in California is well below the national average, largely because of high numbers of uninsured and low Medi-Cal reimbursement rates. A Los Angeles Times article this week considers the news to be “more evidence that the Golden State has lost some of its luster… California spends less per [...]
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California Hospital Group Sues Over Cuts to Medi-Cal Program
In a Los Angeles Times article written this week, the trade group for California’s hospitals announced they will be suing the state and federal officials to block a 10% cut in government reimbursements for healthcare providers who treat low-income patients. In the lawsuit, the California Hospital Association said that “cuts to the Medi-Cal insurance program [...]
Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Health Reform
Health insurance has been a hot topic for both Democrats and Republicans, especially as we enter the 2012 presidential election campaign. In recent news, there has been coverage of the Obama Administration’s appeal of an Atlanta court’s ruling against the healthcare law. Sources have said that the move indicates the Administration is confident that the [...]
California Could Pose Problem for Obama’s Healthcare Reform
For more than a year, as conservative states have battled President Obama’s healthcare law, California was supposed to be a model that showed the law’s promise. In an article written this week by the Los Angeles Times, California is now emerging as one of the biggest headaches for the White House in its bid to [...]
