04/08/2013
Heath care organizations in Northern California are in step with a recent report from the Berkeley Forum suggesting that improvements in palliative care could help California save $110 billion over the next decade. by Mari Edlin, California Healthline Regional Correspondent
07/19/2012
The question of who's eligible for the new Community Based Adult Services program is once again a hot topic as advocates worry that the state might limit eligibility, while state officials insist nothing has changed about their approach. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
07/05/2012
A new organization -- AgeTech California -- hopes to help California care for its growing senior population by making greater and better use of technology like home telehealth systems and remote medication management. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
05/24/2012
The state's rallying cry when it first wanted to eliminate adult day health care as a Medi-Cal benefit was that it would save money. Now, after more than a year of battles at the Capitol and in court, the budget for the new Community-Based Adult Services program looks pretty similar to the ADHC budget that it replaced. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
05/07/2012
California health plan officials say the experience of shifting seniors and persons with disabilities into Medi-Cal managed care plans over the past year will help as the state moves dual eligibles -- beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medi-Cal -- into managed care this year. by George Lauer, California Healthline Features Editor
04/26/2012
The Multipurpose Senior Services Program, considered an important component of the state's safety net for some of California's most frail seniors, is about to be folded into the larger managed care system. Some beneficiaries and advocates are concerned about what the shift will mean for services. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
02/28/2012
It has been a long, bumpy road in the state's effort to eliminate adult day health care services as a Medi-Cal benefit. Now, on the brink of launching a new program to provide similar services, there are fresh concerns about how the state is deciding eligibility. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
02/06/2012
Change may be coming to the state ombudsman's office for long-term care, whether it likes it or not. Proposed legislation to strengthen advocacy and increase the independence of that agency has been greeted with stern resistance from the agency itself. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
01/26/2012
Advocates for senior health programs in Los Angeles are working on remedies to situations many thought couldn't get any worse -- until now. The governor's proposed budget prescribes more cuts for state-supported programs for low-income, vulnerable elderly residents. by Stephanie Stephens, California Healthline Regional Correspondent
01/19/2012
California health officials have struggled with how to handle the state's burgeoning and expensive elder population -- the largest in the nation and growing quickly. One program in San Mateo County wants to take an unusual approach by launching a different financial structure that could benefit seniors and save money. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
11/21/2011
The settlement of a lawsuit over adult day health care essentially reinstitutes many benefits for some of the state's most vulnerable residents in a new program, but many of the details -- such as who will be eligible and how many centers will remain open -- have yet to be worked out. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
11/01/2011
The state is moving forward with its plans to move 35,000 people who had been receiving adult day health care through Medi-Cal to other programs. However, the transition could be derailed on Nov. 8 when a judge will consider whether the state's plan adequately cares for patients. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
09/06/2011
California's nursing homes are in a precarious state. After dealing with deep payment cuts and the likelihood that additional reductions are imminent, they face more financial problems after six leading companies were downgraded by Standard & Poor's. by George Lauer, California Healthline Features Editor
08/25/2011
The state has said its decision to eliminate adult day health care services as a Medi-Cal benefit -- essentially shuttering ADHC centers and moving beneficiaries into managed care -- is a cost-saving move. But there are questions about how much money it actually will save. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau
07/28/2011
Most of the 35,000 Californians who use adult day health care services don't really care about the many political and legal twists and turns ADHC has gone through in the past five months. They're more worried about what's going to happen to them -- and they're not alone in that worry. by David Gorn, California Healthline Sacramento Bureau