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WEBCalifornia Mandates Coverage For IVF: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Sunday that requires large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization. Newsom also expanded coverage to LGBTQ+ families. New Law Requires More Notice Of Maternity Ward Closures: Gov. Gavin Newsom this weekend signed a law that will give …
Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise To Negotiate …
WEB1 day ago · “Donald Trump said he was going to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices,” Harris said during the ABC News debate on Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. “He never did. We did.” She previously told CNN that Trump’s promise to pursue such negotiations “never happened” during his administration.. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump …
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WEBSeptember 13, 2024. Poverty Has Gotten Worse In California: The state’s overall poverty rate soared to 18.9% in 2023, according to research released this week by the California Budget & Policy Center. That’s up from 16.4% in 2022, but more significantly, it’s a staggering jump from the 11.0% rate that the center’s researchers had ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - California Healthline
WEB2 days ago · Health Care Wage Increase Coming Oct. 16, State Official Says: California health workers this month will finally get a long-promised minimum wage increase. According to a letter state health officials sent to the Legislature on Tuesday, “The health care minimum wage increases shall be effective 15 days after the date of this …
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WEBCalifornia Healthline is a free, daily publication featuring health care news, opinion and original reporting, designed to meet the information needs of busy health care professionals, decision makers, media organizations and consumers. It is independently published by KFF Health News for the California Health Care Foundation. California Healthline is part of …
Beyond Insulin: Medi-Cal Expands Patient Access to Diabetes …
WEBNov 16, 2023 · Before these changes, Medi-Cal recipients had a harder time securing medication and supplies than people with private insurance, Murdock said. “Diabetes is a really heartbreaking and costly disease, and to take care of themselves, people with diabetes need easy access to insulin, but also the supplies to manage the disease,” she …
Benefit Trend: Employers Opt To Give Workers an Allowance for …
WEB2 days ago · In the first year of offering the new benefit, the college saved $1.4 million in health care costs over what they would have spent if they’d stayed with its group plan. Employees saved an average of $1,200 each in premiums. Faced with a 60% premium increase, Lycoming College, a small liberal arts school in central Pennsylvania, opted to …
COVID-19 Archives - California Healthline
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Covid Is Still With Us, but the Guidance Has Changed. Here’s What to Know if You’re Exposed. By Tarena Lofton July 22, 2024. President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 last week, but his symptoms were reportedly mild. With covid still circulating and putting Americans at risk, KFF Health News reviews the latest safety guidelines from ...
Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online …
WEBMay 17, 2021 · On April 5, a federal rule went into effect that requires health care providers to give patients like Ramsey electronic access to their health information without delay upon request, at no cost. Many patients may now find their doctors’ clinical notes, test results and other medical data posted to their electronic portal as soon as they are ...
Friday, November 12, 2021 - California Healthline
WEBNov 12, 2021 · About 4% of California Younger Kids Received Covid Vaccine In First Week of Eligibility: Close to 150,000 California children ages 5 to 11 have received a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since young children became eligible for it last week, new state data show. More than half those doses were administered Monday through …