December 20, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Sutter Health has settled a 2018 lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who argued the hospital system’s anti-competitive practices are making care more expensive for Northern California patients.
December 18, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
A new California law could help women receive consistent services even if their mental health provider leaves their insurance network. And a budget bill effective Jan. 1 allows mothers on Medi-Cal to access mental health services for longer.
December 18, 2019
Sacramento singer-songwriter Jon Bafus has new music out. He had a dramatic health scare recently. Besides sending him to the hospital, the scare pushed him into the recording studio. He’ll talk about his health and his music.
December 18, 2019
UC Davis infectious disease specialist Dr. Dean Blumberg talks about flu season, this year’s flu shots, in particular, and some specifics about what Jon Bafus has experienced.
December 17, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
California started slashing Medi-Cal benefits such as eyeglasses, speech therapy and incontinence treatments as a cost-saver during the last recession. But new funding in the latest budget will bring those benefits back this January.
December 11, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Californians must carry health insurance in 2020, or face a state-imposed penalty. Covered California is encouraging the state’s uninsured to enroll in a plan by Dec. 20, the deadline for coverage that kicks in Jan. 1.
December 10, 2019
An investigation by The Fresno Bee for the California Divide has found that some dentists are pressuring patients to take out high-interest credit cards to pay for thousands of dollars of dental care.
December 9, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
California health officials want children and adults on Medi-Cal get screened for traumatic childhood events that can cause negative health effects down the line. The state has begun giving doctors and nurses tools to do the screenings.
December 2, 2019
By 2030, the state will be short some 4,000 physicians, according to a study from the HealthForce Center at UC San Francisco.
