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3 days ago · Image: Creative Commons by NC-ND. January 4, 2022 (Sacramento) -- California consumers and hard-working families will have additional insurance protections under new laws now in effect in 2022 ...
23 hours ago · All Californians should have access to the high-quality health care needed to lead long and healthy lives. Achieving this requires reducing disparities in health care and the social drivers of health that affect historically excluded or marginalized groups. 1 Disparities exists among many demographic categories, including race/ethnicity, economic status, age, place of residence, gender ...
1 day ago · While the Medi-Cal rate increases that took effect in 2024 were preserved, CMA was immensely disappointed to see that the governor proposed sweeping funding for Medi-Cal provider rate increases that were scheduled to go into effect in 2025. The governor is also proposing to eliminate $75 million for graduate medical education this fiscal year.
4 days ago · Expanding Medi-Cal access. L.A. Care serves more than 3 million Medi-Cal members in Southern California. Between January and March, more than 164,000 new members were enrolled when California ...
2 days ago · However, with over 180,000 people experiencing homelessness in California, the need for more extensive, sustainable efforts is clear. The recent Medi-Cal transformations have enabled programs like the UCLA Homeless Healthcare Collaborative to scale up and provide long-term, impactful care without relying solely on donations and philanthropy.
2 days ago · The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is an innovative service that allows frail, older adults with complex medical needs to live in their communities and “age in place” for as long as possible. PACE programs help delay or prevent enrollees from moving to long-term care facilities, though about 5% of PACE participants ...
4 days ago · "California improperly claimed $52.7 million in Federal Medicaid reimbursement because it continued to use the proxy percentage that was developed in the early 2000s without assessing whether the percentage correctly accounted for the costs of providing nonemergency services to noncitizens with UIS under managed care," the IOG stated.
