We Care for California coalition introduces legislation to increase Medi-Cal rates to Medicare levelsSenate Health Committee Chair Ed Hernandez and Assembly Health Committee Chair Rob Bonta joined health care providers, medical students, patients and advocates on the steps of the Capitol last week...
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Blue Shield warns patients it may end coverage with Sutter Health
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Scott Gottlieb: ObamaCare’s Threat to Private Practice – WSJ.
Americans increasingly have to dig into their own pockets to pay for medical care, a shift that is helping to curb the growth in health spending by employers and the government.
WHEN we are patients, we want our doctors to make recommendations that are in our best interests as individuals. As physicians, we strive to do the same for our patients.
During the last recession, Arizona cut [insurance] coverage for tens of thousands of people. This year, the state expanded Medicaid again, although the decision faces a legal challenge.
A new Medicare rule that will eliminate global surgical payments in two phases beginning in 2017 will be “an administrative burden for surgeons” and “a nightmare to track,” says the American College of Surgeons.