California Health Care Foundation: Preparing For the Future Every day, the women and men charged with providing health care to California's 40 million residents work heroically. In helping people in California achieve healthier lives, this network of health professionals not only upholds the highest ideals of human care, it constitutes a formidable economic force that accounts for over 7% of the state's total employment. Yet in the next decade the health care workforce will face unprecedented challenges. The state's population is growing and becoming more diverse. The number of older Californians is projected to increase dramatically. Meanwhile, the cost of health care continues to rise faster than inflation. One of the biggest reasons these costs are so high and rising so fast is that we rely on a health care workforce that does not fit our needs. August 23, 2017 Managed Care, Public Health California, CHCF, Health Care 0 0 Comment Read More »
ACA "Skinny Repeal" Defeated Early this morning, the so-called skinny or partial ACA repeal package was defeated by a vote of 49 to 51 with Senators Collins, Murkowski and McCain joining all 48 Democrats in opposing the proposal. Elements included in the “skinny” package were: July 28, 2017 Health Care Reform, Public Health ACA, Health Care, Skinny Repeal 0 0 Comment Read More »
AMA Statement on Senate Debate on Health System Reform Yesterday afternoon Senate leadership overcame the first legislative hurdle in their attempt to pass potentially devastating health care legislation. With the motion to proceed vote deadlocked at 50-50, the Vice President cast the deciding vote in favor of moving forward. This is serious! The Senate will now take votes over the next few days in an attempt to pass legislation that could, depending on the version, result in anywhere between 22 – 32 million people losing their health care coverage according to the latest figures from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Physicians stand united with their patients - Contact your Senators now and tell them to oppose any legislation that would cut coverage for Americans with health insurance, take quality health care coverage away from those who have it now and drives up premiums and increases out-of-pocket health care costs - It's time to put patients before politics! July 27, 2017 AMA, Health Care Reform, Public Health Affordable Care Act, AMA, Health Care, Senate 0 0 Comment Read More »
Significant New California Laws of Interest to Physicians for 2015 The California Legislature had an active year, passing many new laws affecting health care. In particular, there was a strong focus on scope of practice for allied health professionals, prescription drug abuse, public health issues and health care coverage. December 9, 2014 Physician Resource , health care, New California Laws 0 0 Comment Read More »
