Changes to Medi-Cal’s Troubled Drug Program Reduce Backlog, …
WEBThe state launched its new drug program, known as Medi-Cal Rx, on Jan. 1, when Magellan took over administering coverage for California’s roughly 14 million Medi-Cal patients, most of whom previously got their medications through about two dozen managed-care plans.Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid health insurance program for low-income people
Trump Is Wrong in Claiming Full Credit for Lowering Insulin Prices
WEBJul 18, 2024 · Sanofi, “ Sanofi Capping Its Insulin to a $35 Out-of-Pocket Costs in the U.S.,” June 1, 2023. Stat, “ Biden and Trump Are Fighting To Claim Credit for $35 Insulin. It Was Actually a Pharma Giant’s Idea,” June 13, 2024. The White House, “ FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Cap on the Cost of Insulin Could Benefit Millions of Americans ...
Federal Vaccine Program Hasn’t Helped Those Whose Lives Were …
WEBAug 17, 2021 · Wulbrecht, 46, had been a nurse for 23 years before the shot. She was healthy, ate a vegan diet and was an accomplished salsa dancer. Since January she’s had to leave her job and missed out on many activities with her husband and 12-year-old daughter, Gabriella.
What the Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Means in California
WEBJan 26, 2022 · The No Surprises Act covers all privately insured people in employer-sponsored and individual/family health plans. Medicare and Medicaid already protect their enrollees against nasty billing surprises. The new federal law, which is largely in sync with California’s, bans balance billing for nonemergency care by out-of-network providers at in ...
California Aims to Address the ‘Urgent ... - California Healthline
WEBFeb 17, 2021 · McCoy Wade hopes the state’s Master Plan website will serve as a destination for Californians looking for programs or support, much as the First 5 website is for caregivers of young children.. But right now, the site mostly lists scores of ideas, such as creating a variety of affordable housing options for Californians, improving public transit, expanding geriatric care, redesigning nursing ...
Reducing Red Tape For Traveling Nurses - California Healthline
WEBFeb 21, 2018 · Research has shown that California’s minimum nurse staffing requirements, which were the first in the nation, can reduce workloads and burnout, improve the quality of care and make it easier for hospitals to retain their nurses. The state’s nursing shortage has waned in recent years, and the supply of registered nurses is expected to be ...
What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid
WEBJan 18, 2023 · In patients 65 and older, most of whom had been vaccinated or previously had covid, hospitalizations were reduced by 73% and deaths by 79%. Still, several factors have obstructed Paxlovid’s use among older adults, including doctors’ concerns about drug interactions and patients’ concerns about possible “rebound” infections and side ...
The Homeless Are Dying In Record Numbers On The Streets Of L.A.
WEBApr 23, 2019 · A record number of homeless people — 918 last year alone — are dying across Los Angeles County, on bus benches, hillsides, railroad tracks and sidewalks. Deaths have jumped 76% in the past five years, outpacing the growth of the homeless population, according to a KHN analysis of the coroner’s …
California Makes It Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and …
WEBJul 19, 2021 · A provision in California’s newly approved state budget will eliminate the asset test for the 2 million Californians enrolled in both Medi-Cal and Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older …
California Bike Fatalities Hit 25-Year High
WEBJan 28, 2020 · The figures translate to about 3.9 bike accident fatalities per million people, the highest rate over any three-year period since the mid-1990s, before many cities built extensive bike networks. Nationwide, the fatal accident rate was lower, but also on the rise. From 2016 through 2018, 2,516 cyclists died in traffic accidents, a rate of about ...
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