What the Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Means in California
WEBJan 26, 2022 · 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 ...
New California Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance …
WEBNov 6, 2023 · 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 ...
Dads Drive Growth in California’s Paid Family Leave Program
WEBOct 27, 2023 · 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 ...
Opponents of California’s Abortion Rights Measure Mislead on …
WEBSep 21, 2022 · Proposition 1 was placed on the ballot by the Democratic-controlled legislature in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.If passed, it would protect an individual’s “fundamental right to choose to have an abortion,” along with the right to birth control.. California Together’s website says: “With Proposition 1, the number of abortion seekers from ...
What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid
WEBJan 18, 2023 · In patients 65 and older, most of whom had been vaccinated or previously had covid, hospitalizations were reduced by 73% and deaths by 79%. Still, several factors have obstructed Paxlovid’s use among older adults, including doctors’ concerns about drug interactions and patients’ concerns about possible “rebound” infections and side ...
Alzheimer’s Inc.: Colleagues Question ... - California Healthline
WEBDec 16, 2020 · Dr. Dale Bredesen is a well-known, well-respected neurologist. But his colleagues think the comprehensive Alzheimer’s program he’s marketing through a private company is a mixture of free-for-the-asking common sense and unproven interventions.
California’s Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds
WEBJun 20, 2023 · SACRAMENTO — California’s homelessness crisis is a homegrown problem that is deepening amid a shortage of affordable housing and emergency shelter, and it’s often the brutal conditions of living on the street that trigger behavioral health problems, such as depression and anxiety, researchers found …
Californians Without Health Insurance Will Pay A Penalty — Or Not
WEBDec 11, 2019 · Subscribe to California Healthline's free Daily Edition. If you aren’t covered and owe a penalty for 2020, it will be due when you file your tax return in 2021. The penalty will amount to $695 for an adult and half that much for dependent children. Some people with higher incomes instead will have to pay 2.5% of their income, which could make ...
Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to ... - California …
WEBSep 27, 2021 · Smoke from several wildfires burning in California creates an eerie orange glow over much of the San Francisco Bay Area on Sept. 9, 2020. (Burak Arik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
California Makes It Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and …
WEBJul 19, 2021 · A provision in California’s newly approved state budget will eliminate the asset test for the 2 million Californians enrolled in both Medi-Cal and Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older …
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