2021 California Health Interview Survey data reveals health equity gaps
Soraya Marashi | Dec 15, 2022 | California
California Future of Abortion Council releases policy recommendations for new year
Soraya Marashi | Dec 14, 2022 | California
New CHCF report reveals potential inequities in Medi-Cal HCBS
Soraya Marashi | Dec 13, 2022 | California
Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board recommends deductible health credit transfers and insulin cost caps to legislature
Soraya Marashi | Dec 7, 2022 | Florida
Last Wednesday, the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (FHIAB) voted unanimously to send a set of policy recommendations developed by Florida Voices for Health to the state legislature for consideration in the 2023 legislative session. The 8 consumer policy recommendations were presented to the FHIAB by Florida Voices
California physicians say stabilizing Medicare payment system will bolster access to care for patients
Soraya Marashi | Dec 6, 2022 | California
In an October 31st letter to Congress, the California Medical Association (CMA) detailed its recommendations to stabilize the Medicare payment system in response to a congressional request for stakeholder input. These recommendations include stopping payment cuts and implementing an annual inflation update, reducing incentives that have driven provider
Arizona measure to increase funding to rural fire districts fails despite ‘major disparity’ in quality of EMS care compared to urban districts
Soraya Marashi | Dec 2, 2022 | Arizona
Rural fire districts in Arizona will not be receiving supplemental funding through a new statewide sales tax anytime soon, according to results of the November 8th election. Proposition 310, or the Sales Tax for Fire District Funding Measure, would have created a 0.1% sales tax for 20 years
Interest rates on medical debt will soon be limited in Arizona
Soraya Marashi | Dec 2, 2022 | Arizona
Proposition 209, a measure to limit interest rates on debt from healthcare services in Arizona, won the approval of voters in the midterm elections. The measure passed with a 72% majority, with 1,747,362 voters voting to pass the measure and 679,089 voters voting to reject it. The ballot
‘One of the most financially challenging years for Arizona hospitals’—AzHHA third quarter analysis details ongoing hospital financial challenges
Soraya Marashi | Dec 1, 2022 | Arizona
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association’s (AzHHA) third quarter financial analysis, compiling data from 29 AzHHA member hospitals, reveals that Arizona hospitals continue to face significant financial challenges in 2022. AzHHA’s latest quarterly hospital financial analysis shows that operating margins remained negative in all 3 quarters of 2022,
California’s health organizations can now sign first ever statewide Data Sharing Agreement
Soraya Marashi | Nov 30, 2022 | California
The California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) this week launched a new online portal allowing providers to sign on to California’s first ever Data Sharing Agreement (DSA). The DSA is the first step in California’s Data Exchange Framework, an initiative to expand the exchange of health information