State To Continue With Insurance Exchange Despite Court Case

California will work to launch a health benefit exchange regardless of the Supreme Court's decision on the federal health law, according to officials. The state already has received $40 million in federal funding for the exchange. San Francisco Chronicle.

Education Officials Worry About Child Care Cuts in Brown's Budget

Education officials say proposed cuts to child care services in Gov. Brown's budget plan threaten a Pajaro Valley program that provides care to more than 550 children. Brown's budget also would shift oversight of the program from the state to the county. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Report: Medical-Loss Ratio Rule Would Have Led to Rebates for 2010

If the federal health reform law's medical-loss ratio rule had gone into effect in 2010, private health insurers would have paid their customers about $2 billion in rebates for that year, according to a recently released report from the Commonwealth Fund. National Journal et al.

Aetna Mistakenly Tells Members Their Doctors Are Out of Network

Aetna recently announced that it mistakenly sent letters to more than 8,000 policyholders in California saying that their physicians no longer are in the insurer's coverage network. The company has mailed retraction letters to affected policyholders and physicians. Sacramento Bee.

U.S. Residents Cutting Back on Doctor Visits, Prescription Drugs

A report finds that U.S. residents visited the doctor less often and received fewer prescription drugs in 2011 than in 2010. According to the report, the decline in prescriptions largely was driven by decreased use among elderly residents. New York Times, New York Times' "Well."

Kim Dempsey of NCB Capital Impact Discusses Ways To Boost Capacity of Community Clinics

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Legislators Take Fast Look at 'De-link' Plan

A legislative committee yesterday questioned a proposal to "de-link" some provisions of the Coordinated Care Initiative and to expand the role of the Department of Finance in the state's plans for covering Californians eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal.

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California Law Reduces Medical Bills for Uninsured, Study Finds

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Medi-Cal Dental Coverage Partially Restored

Plan for Autism Medi-Cal Benefit Rejected

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Yamada Takes a Lonely Stand on ADHC Bill

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