Posts Tagged ‘health care’Politically connected HealthCare Partners sidestepped licensing for 10 yearsFriday, May 3rd, 2013 Part One of a series May 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes One of the original pioneers of the Obamacare patient networks, HealthCare Partners, has been operating in California without the required state license. But according to health care experts and a new lawsuit, the California Departme... Obamacare to raise CA costs, shutter Anaheim hospitalWednesday, March 27th, 2013March 27, 2013 By John Seiler Many people, including yours truly, have warned that Obamacare would lead to higher costs and worse medical care. That's now happening like a heart attack. A new estimate by the Society of Actuaries pegs increases in California medical claims costs by 2017 at 6... Obamacare grants exemptions for everyone but taxpayersTuesday, February 5th, 2013 Feb. 5, 2013 By Katy Grimes Obamacare is beginning to directly affect Californians' wallets -- and health. New regulations released last week from the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Health and Human Services made it clear that spouses and children will get financially sq... Karma time: Unions figure out Obamacare is a nightmareTuesday, February 5th, 2013Feb. 5, 2013 By Chris Reed As I noted in a CalWatchdog post last week, the California media are covering the state government's aggressive attempts to lead the nation in the early implemenation of Obamacare without bringing up its immense fundamental problems. "Beginning next Jan. 1, most co... Obamacare & California: State media ignore coming headachesSunday, January 27th, 2013Jan. 27, 2013 By Chris Reed Gov. Jerry Brown's eagerness for California to be the first state to implement the federal Affordable Care Act is being reported matter-of-factly by state newspapers. Completely absent is any big-picture explanation of what this will mean for health providers, compa... State injects millions of new patients into ailing Medi-CalTuesday, November 20th, 2012 Nov. 20, 2012 By Dave Roberts California’s Medi-Cal managed care programs have an abysmal track record. So, naturally, state officials are planning to transfer a million more low-income Californians these lowly-rated care programs. On a scale of 1 to 5, most plans rated 1 or 2 (poor or fa... CA GOP calls for immediate healthcare reformSunday, August 12th, 2012Aug. 11, 2012 Katy Grimes: BURBANK -- The California Republican Party convention is taking place this weekend in Burbank, CA.  While there have been guffaws and snickers about the relevance of the Caalifornia Republicans, the party made significant gains in the June primary, but this was largely... Health care is free!Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 Aug. 8, 2012 By John Seiler The Washington Post notes of Obamacare: "Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law 28 months ago and largely upheld in June by the Supreme Court, it’s illegal for insurers to charge consumers a co-payment for a long list of health c... Calif. retiree health care time bomb is tickingFriday, August 3rd, 2012 Aug. 3, 2012 By Dave Roberts When discussing California’s exorbitant benefits for state government employees that are threatening to bankrupt the state, much of the focus has been on pensions. And rightly so, with estimates of the unfunded pension liability exceeding $500 billion. But thereâ... Canada scandal shows how Obamacare would workThursday, July 5th, 2012 July 5, 2012 By John Seiler Even before last week's Supreme Court ruling mostly green-lighting Obamacare, California was in the forefront of implementing the centralized medicine scheme. In particular, it has been advancing the California Health Benefits Exchange, which would run health insura... |