June 2, 2013 By John Seiler How's Obamacare working out? On her Web site, state Senate Speaker Pro Tem Nora Campos, D-San Jose, wrote: "Much of our focus, early in 2013, will be on health care. The legislature will work with Governor Jerry Brown to implements the federal Affordable Care Act [...
Posts Tagged ‘Medi-Cal’How’s Obamacare working out for CA?Sunday, June 2nd, 2013Powerful CA unions pushing ‘fair share health care’Wednesday, May 29th, 2013May 29, 2013 By Katy Grimes Labor unions are on the attack and using the legislative process to take down Walmart and other non-union businesses using the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare A bill aimed at forcing large non-union businesses to cover the health care costs of all ... Vindictive Obamacare bills speeding through LegislatureThursday, May 9th, 2013May 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes It's always good to see the California Legislature proposing more vindictive bills aimed at penalizing employers. The new "Walmart loophole" bill, AB 880, would require large employers to "pay their fair share when they dump workers onto Medi-Cal by cutting ho... Obamacare will add 7 million insured in CAThursday, March 14th, 2013March 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- With Obamacare implementation looming, and California’s open-arms embrace of what's officially called the Affordable Care Act, as many as 7 million new people will access healthcare in the state by 2014. The new patients will worsen the existi... Obamacare could provide California big financial safety netSaturday, March 9th, 2013March 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- Californa’s desire to be the first state to do everything has never been more evident now that Obamacare has been signed into law. And California lawmakers haven’t let any grass grow under their feet since passage of the Affordable Care Act... California health exchanges – ‘Mo Money’Friday, December 28th, 2012Dec. 28, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Obama administration has a lot riding on California's implementation of Obamacare, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. How the state implements the new insurance exchanges, and whether or not it is done successfully, will be an imp... 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... Democrats jeopardize $1.3 billion in federal fundsWednesday, May 16th, 2012 May 15, 2012 By Katy Grimes It appears that Democrats aren't really sincere or even serious about working toward solutions that will actually help California solve the economic crisis in the state. Last week, Democrats voted against a smart consolidation program which would have provided an a... Medi-Cal Exec Grabs $515 K SalaryMonday, June 20th, 2011 John Seiler: The head of Orange County's Medi-Cal socialized medicine program makes a whopping $515,743 salary, the Orange County Register reported: The top ten executives at CalOptima, Orange County’s $1.3 billion Medi-Cal program, are in line this year to earn bonuses from$20,700 to $67,00... CA Obamacare Lead Will HurtThursday, January 27th, 2011 JAN. 27, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The U.S. House of Representatives, now controlled by Republicans, voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, commonly called Obamacare. The U.S Senate, still controlled by Democrats, will not follow suit. And President Obama would vet... |