What the Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Means in California
网页2022年1月26日 · The No Surprises Act covers all privately insured people in employer-sponsored and individual/family health plans. Medicare and Medicaid already protect their enrollees against nasty billing surprises. The new federal law, which is largely in sync with California’s, bans balance billing for nonemergency care by out-of-network providers at in ...
A Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance - California Healthline
网页2023年11月22日 · In 2023, a 60-year-old man buying a $165,000 policy would typically pay about $2,585 annually for a policy that grew at 3% a year to take inflation into account, according to a survey by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, a nonprofit that tracks insurance rates. A woman of the same age would pay $4,450 for the …
Four Years After Shelter-in-Place, Covid-19 Misinformation Persists
网页2024年4月1日 · Four years later, people’s lives are largely free of the extreme public health measures that restricted them early in the pandemic. But covid misinformation persists, although it’s now centered mostly on vaccines and vaccine-related conspiracy theories. PolitiFact has published more than 2,000 fact checks related to covid vaccines alone.
Dads Drive Growth in California’s Paid Family Leave Program
网页2023年10月27日 · California generally provides up to eight weeks of paid family leave. New parents can receive 60% to 70% of their pay, depending on income. The average benefit in fiscal year 2022 was $806 a week. People giving birth can also receive up to 12 weeks of paid disability leave. The application form for paid leave asks new parents to select their ...
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.
New California Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance …
网页2023年11月6日 · Under California’s new law, patients can expect to save an average of nearly $1,100 per emergency ambulance ride and over $800 per nonemergency ride in the first year, according to a legislative analysis conducted earlier this year. Health plans will be required to pay ambulance operators the rates set by county authorities, which the study ...
GOP Charge That Harris Backed Taxpayer-Funded Care for All …
网页2024年8月1日 · YouTube, former President Donald Trump rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 24, 2024. YouTube, Democratic presidential primary debate in Miami, June 27, 2019. X, Republican National Committee post of Jake Tapper’s State of the Union interview with Kamala Harris, remarking on immigrant health care, July 23, 2024. Email interview with …
‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD
网页2021年11月29日 · Clark-Gutierrez’s husband, also an Air Force veteran, discovered the nonprofit group K9s for Warriors, which rescues dogs — many from kill shelters — and trains them to be service animals for veterans with PTSD. Lisa is one of about 700 dogs the group has paired with veterans dealing with symptoms caused by traumatic experiences.
Narcan, Now Available Without a Prescription, Can Still Be Hard to …
网页2023年10月6日 · In California, a bill is headed to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk that would require health insurers — both public and private — to cover most of the cost of naloxone, and other FDA-approved opioid-overdose reversal drugs, in the nation’s most populous state. The bill would allow insurance plans to charge a maximum copay of $10 …
Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? These …
网页2022年5月5日 · Still, addiction experts say, Sublocade use remains limited because of the regulatory hurdles required to dispense it. Providers must register with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine because it’s considered a controlled substance.