There’s a New Covid-19 Variant and Cases Are Ticking Up. What …
2024年1月8日 · It’s winter, that cozy season that brings crackling fireplaces, indoor gatherings — and a wave of respiratory illness. Nearly four years since the pandemic emerged, people are growing weary of dealing with it, but the virus is not done with us.
Covid Is Still With Us, but the Guidance Has Changed. Here’s What …
2024年7月22日 · President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 last week, but his symptoms were reportedly mild. With covid still circulating and putting Americans at risk, KFF Health News reviews the latest safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
California Archives - California Healthline
2024年9月23日 · Ballot Measure on New Medi-Cal Spending Has Broad Support, But Opponents Flag Pitfalls. By Bernard J. Wolfson September 18, 2024 . Proposition 35, which would use revenue from a tax on managed-care plans to raise the pay of health care providers who serve Medi-Cal patients, has united a broad swath of California’s health care, …
Morning Briefings Archive - California Healthline
October 2, 2024. Health Care Wage Increase Coming Oct. 16, State Official Says: California health workers this month will finally get a long-promised minimum wage increase. According to a letter state health officials sent to the Legislature on Tuesday, “The health care minimum wage increases shall be effective 15 days after the date of this ...
COVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Key Questions …
2020年12月23日 · The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour. We now have a path that can lead us to happier times — even as we watch and suffer from the horrible onslaught of new infections, hospitalizations and deaths that mark the end of this regrettable year.
It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know
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 your family, start with Covered California.
California Governor Signs Law Banning Medical Debt From Credit …
California lawmakers noted that medical debt — unlike other kinds of debt — isn’t an accurate reflection of credit risk, and its inclusion can depress credit scores and make it hard for people to get a job, rent an apartment, or secure a car loan. But California lawmakers have left a glaring loophole. Patients who pay hospital bills using medical credit cards or medical specialty loans ...
How To Find Medical Care If You’re Uninsured
2015年4月7日 · About 5 million Californians have new health coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), both through the Covered California health insurance exchange and the expansion of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program for low-income residents. But millions of others remain uninsured – by circumstance or by choice. …
California Law Aims to Strengthen Access to Mental Health Services
2021年10月29日 · To find out what agency that is, call the customer service line of your health plan. If it is the Department of Managed Health Care, you can request an independent review by calling 888-466-2219 or logging on to HealthHelp.ca.gov. If your regulator is the California Department of Insurance, call 800-927-4357.
Who Qualifies for a Covid Booster? The List Is Growing Longer
2021年9月27日 · How Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters. With real-time data streaming in from highly specialized researchers in the U.S. and abroad, NIH scientists became convinced that boosting the covid-19 vaccine was needed to save lives, prompting the president to announce a plan with a Sept. 20 start date.