Battling isolation and building resilience: The future of child and family mental health in Hawaii
Nicole Pasia | Nov 3, 2021 | Hawaii
Sutter Health President and CEO to Retire in Early 2022
Sutter Health | Sep 22, 2021 | California
5 Things California: Final bill movement, Telehealth and the safety net, Sutter settlement
DJ Wilson | Sep 10, 2021 | California
Sutter settlement will 'provide roadmap' for rest of country to hold health systems accountable
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 2, 2021 | California
Video: California leaders discuss outcomes and inconsistencies in health equity
Sydney Kurle | Apr 28, 2021 | California
At last week’s “Outcomes and Inconsistencies in Health Equity” panel at the 2021 Northern California State of Reform Health policy conference, California leaders examined the moral implications of this bitter truth and investigated how our system can do better by our neighbors and community members. This panel, moderated
Health care system consolidation bill expected to be heard in late July
Emily Boerger | Jul 16, 2020 | California
California’s bill expanding the attorney general’s oversight of healthcare acquisitions and affiliations passed off the senate floor at the end of June. The bill, SB 977, is supported by AG Xavier Becerra and was introduced by Sen. Bill Monning. SB 977 would require a health care system, private equity group,
AG Becerra: State, unions, employers, and workers reach settlement to address alleged anticompetitive practices by Sutter Health
Office of Attorney General Xavier Becerra | Dec 20, 2019 | California
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the terms of a settlement agreement reached with Sutter Health (Sutter), the largest hospital system in Northern California. The settlement resolves allegations by the Attorney General, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and Employers Benefit Trust, and class action plaintiffs, that Sutter’s anticompetitive
California's Valued Trust members gain access to Sutter Health | Aetna plans
Sutter Health | Aetna | Jul 30, 2019 | California
Sutter Health | Aetna [last week] announced it has entered into an agreement with California’s Valued Trust (CVT) to provide five Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) plans. All plans focus on delivering to the education community comprehensive coverage for high-quality care, an integrated member experience and easy-to-access options. Each plan will
5 Things California: Public option, Glenn Raup, What you missed
DJ Wilson | May 23, 2019 | California
With the May budget revise now out, the legislature is moving towards finalizing the fiscal plan for the state by June 15. We'll have more on that in our next issue of 5 Things. For this issue, we're tracking a few "whoa" moments out in California health care in the last few
AG Becerra on health care consolidation in California
Emily Boerger | May 21, 2019 | California
In a recent POLITICO California Pro Q&A with Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California AG commented on a broad range of topics, including consolidation in health care. In March 2018, Becerra filed a lawsuit against Sutter Health, claiming the hospital system engaged in anti-competitive practices, resulting in higher