California’s Whooping Cough Epidemic
cahealthplans2018-01-03T12:48:20-08:00Are you aware that we're in the midst of a serious whooping cough epidemic? Nearly 1500 cases have been reported in California so far this year, a 5 fold increase from [...]
Given the Massachusetts Experience, What is Our Health Care Future?
cahealthplans2018-01-03T12:51:44-08:00In our previous entry, we stated that the Massachusetts health care plan had the same objectives and strategies as the one recently signed by President Obama. Given their 3 1/2 year [...]
Is Massachusetts Health Reform Our Future?
cahealthplans2018-01-03T13:16:30-08:00President Obama said earlier this year that the health-care bill that Congress passed three months ago is basically the same as the Massachusetts plan signed into law in 2006. Are they? [...]
What Can Be Done to Reduce Hospital Infections
cahealthplans2018-01-04T09:03:19-08:00Hospitals and surgical care centers are having difficulty controlling deadly infections contracted within their facilities. As previously cited, 1 in 10 people hospitalized are affected and a total of 100,000 of [...]
Can Hospital Infections Wait?
cahealthplans2018-01-03T12:49:47-08:00Hospitals can cause deaths unrelated to your reason for being treated there. Infections contracted in the hospital in one year total 2 million people, result in 100,000 deaths and cost about [...]
Why We Can’t Estimate the Cost of the Affordable Care Act
cahealthplans2018-01-04T09:04:43-08:00It was noted yesterday that the program designed to provide temporary high risk insurance coverage will fall far short of its goals between now and 2014. This should come as no [...]
Health Insurance for High-Risk Individuals: A Solution with Problems
cahealthplans2018-01-03T12:59:07-08:00California has now joined 20 other states in providing temporary health insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions. However, only a small percentage of the estimated 400,000 eligible Californians will get [...]