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Health Industry Wields Power in California's High-Stakes Battle to Lower Healthcare CostsLobbyist used their political clout and close ties with the governor to devise a friendlier alternative that doctors, hospitals and...
Covid-19
Community Clinics Shouldered Much of the Vaccine Rollout. Many Haven't Been Paid.Clinics are owed tens of millions of dollars, at minimum, for shots they've given since the vaccines received emergency authorization.
Payer
As Democrats Bicker Over Massive Spending Plan, Here's What's at Stake for MedicaidTwelve Republican-controlled states have yet to adopt the Medicaid expansion, leaving 2.2 million low-income adult residents uninsured.
Telehealth
OIG: States Report Challenges with Tele-Behavioral Health ServicesThe hurdles to broadening tele-behavioral health services for Medicaid enrollees come as the nation "confronts the psychological and emotional impact...
Payer
California's Reboot of Troubled Medi-Cal Puts Pressure on Health PlansPoor care coordination is one of the many shortcomings of Medi-Cal, which covers over a third of the state's population...
Payer
Leader of California's Muscular Obamacare Exchange to Step DownAs executive director of Covered California, Peter Lee has worked closely with the administrations of Democratic presidents Barack Obama and...
Payer
Georgia Eyes New Medicaid Contract. But How Is the State Managing Managed Care?Georgia is among more than 40 states that have turned to managed-care companies to control Medicaid costs.
Strategy
It's Not Just COVID: Recall Candidates Represent Markedly Different Choices on HealthcareExactly where all the leading Republican recall candidates stand on healthcare is unclear.
Strategy
Colorado Clinic's Prescription for Healthier Patients? LawyersA Colorado health clinic incorporates legal assistance into its medical practice for patients facing eviction or deportation proceedings, among other...
Strategy
California Set to Spend Billions on Curing Homelessness and Caring for 'Whole Body' PoliticCalifornia will prioritize the homeless under an experiment to move Medi-Cal beyond traditional care delivery and into the realm of...
Payer
Covered California Opens Special Enrollment for Wildfire VictimsConsumers in counties under a state of emergency have 60 days from the date the emergency was declared to sign...
Covid-19
Medicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest ResidentsThe problems reflect the decentralized nature of the health program, funded largely by the federal government but managed by the...