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With Medi-Cal set to expand, Gov. Brown leaves provider reimbursement cuts intact
A confluence of more Californian's becoming Medicaid eligible under the Affordable Care Act and a battle over provider reimbursements rates - some of the lowest in the nation - make for interesting times in the Golden State.
by Ryan White
What’s in a name? Genetically Modified Foods Debate Growing in California
Reporting on genetically modified organisms bills in your state? Here's some helpful tips for following the money trail of political donations.
Should Medicare Yank Hospital Mistake Data? You Decide
One of the most powerful U.S. government agencies is bungling its public duties by planning to remove information about hospital-acquired conditions measurements from a website that allows patients to see how hospitals stack up against the national average.
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Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: 2014 MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program Accepting Applications
If you are currently covering aging and gerontological studies consider applying for the GSA fellowship, accepting applications until July 1.
Reporter Offers Guidance for When the News Gets Personal
Los Angeles Times health reporter Anna Gorman believes first person health stories can be appropriate. That's why she shared about her deeply personal decision too undergo breast and ovarian surgeries to dramatically lower her own cancer risk.
Some Native Americans could lose coverage under Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act is stirring up confusion and anger among the patients who visit a Los Angeles clinic dedicated to serving urban-based Native Americans. That's because President Barack Obama's reform has raised a painful question: which tribes get free health care and which have to pay?
End-of-Life Bill Sparks Anger, Accusations
Political powerhouse Texas Right to Life is working overtime to try to defeat a compromise measure aimed at improving state laws governing “end of life” medical decisions. But with time running out to get Senate Bill 303 passed, the fight over the legislation has shifted from political to personal.
Florida's Child Health Care Law Leaves Thousands in Limbo
As the Medicaid expansion became a higher priority for lawmakers, two state bills that would eliminate a five-year waiting period to access a public health insurance program for at least 20,000 lawfully residing poor children failed to pass this year.
