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网页California 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 communities more time to plan for the loss of that service.
Medi-Cal Enrollees: Here’s How to Verify Your Eligibility
网页2023年5月5日 · Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents, has embarked on a 14-month effort to reexamine the eligibility of its nearly 15.8 million members.It is part of the massive “unwinding” being undertaken by all state Medicaid programs after three pandemic years during which their rolls swelled.
Beyond Insulin: Medi-Cal Expands Patient Access to Diabetes …
网页2023年11月16日 · 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 …
Bouncing Between Medi-Cal And Covered California
网页2015年4月21日 · Start with your county human services agency or Covered California (800-300-1506). Request a Medi-Cal or Covered California eligibility hearing by calling 855-795-0634 if you disagree with a change in your benefits. Reach out to the Health Consumer Alliance (healthconsumer.org and 888-804-3536), which provides consumer assistance across the state.
It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know
网页2020年11月3日 · Open enrollment for the private Medicare Advantage plans and Part D drug plans is also underway and ends Dec. 7. Insurance agents can usually help you with Medicare, and you can get advice by calling 1-800-434-0222. If you are under 65, live in the Golden State and want to buy insurance for you and …
Morning Briefings Archive - California Healthline
网页September 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 ...
Californians Without Health Insurance Will Pay A Penalty — Or …
网页2019年12月11日 · Subscribe to California Healthline's free Daily Edition. If you aren’t covered and owe a penalty for 2020, it will be due when you file your tax return in 2021. The penalty will amount to $695 for an adult and half that much for dependent children. Some people with higher incomes instead will have to pay 2.5% of …
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网页California 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 the Foundation’s commitment to […]
Q&A: How Will California’s New 988 Mental Health Line Actually Work?
网页2021年10月13日 · In California, the state Department of Health Care Services announced in September it would spend $20 million to help launch the 988 system. AB 988 is legislation that would tack on up to 80 cents a month on phone lines in the state — both wireless and landline services — to provide ongoing funding for the system and associated services.
California Surprise-Billing Law Protects Patients But Aggravates Many ...
网页2019年12月4日 · A California law, which took effect in July 2017, protects consumers who use an in-network hospital or other facility from surprise bills when cared for by an out-of-network doctor. But physicians say the law has allowed insurers to shrink networks, limiting access to those doctors who have contracted with the patients’ insurance plans.