California Voters Erased a Plan to Keep Children Insured, and it Might Be Too Late to Fix It
Children’s advocates are asking the state for money for all low-income children to stay on Medi-Cal without renewal ...
Covered California open enrollment is nearly over. Buy a 2025 health plan or pay tax penalty
California sets record for health insurance enrollment as state residents take advantage of federal financial help.
LA clinics lose grant for transgender health care as Trump executive orders take hold
A Los Angeles community health clinic is considering a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a rescinded grant that ...
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Serial scammer gets up to 25 years for Medicaid fraud
A serial Medicaid fraudster was sentenced this week to prison for a $7 million scheme to bill federal health programs for fake medical exams. A state court judge sentenced Imran Shams, a 66-year-old ...
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California Man Sentenced to Up to 25 Years for Leading Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud in New York
Imran Shams receives 8-25 year prison sentence for a multi-million dollar health care fraud and must pay $7 million restitution.
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Can California better serve the mental health needs of its diverse communities amid crises?
Ethnic Media Collaborative symposium in Los Angeles last week, panelists pointed to gaps in the current mental health care ...
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What I learned about health insurance rage as the nation’s first ‘HMO czar’
Zingale served as founding director of California’s Department of Managed Health Care from 2000 to 2003. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ...
California launches initiative to transform maternity care, address disparities
The Department of Health Care Services has unveiled a new initiative, Birthing Care Pathways, aimed at transforming maternity ...