LADHS Enrolls Over 200,000 L.A. County Residents into Healthy Way LA-Matched
| July 25, 2012 | Posted by Veronika Kiselev under Blog |
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As of June 30, 2012, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LADHS) had enrolled 200,924 L.A. County residents into HWLA-Matched, L.A. County’s Low Income Health Program (LIHP). Of those enrolled, 59% will be receiving care from LADHS medical homes and 41% from Community Partner clinic medical homes. HWLA was… more
July Exchange Board Meeting: QHP Policies
| July 23, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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The July 23 Exchange board meeting was held in Oakland, the second time the board convened outside of Sacramento. The focus was on Qualified Health Plan (QHP) policies and service center options. During the Executive Director’s report, Peter Lee summarized progress on the Federal Level 1.2 Establishment grant, the CalHEERS… more
Medicaid Good for State Economies, Staring Contest Continues
| July 11, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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A Kaiser Family Foundation report on 29 studies found that federal Medicaid dollars spur economic activity beyond initial investments, both in and outside of healthcare sectors. In addition to the immediate effects of fewer uninsured residents, the 2009 study echoed bolstered previous findings, which showed that: Medicaid spending generates economic activity,… more
Los Angeles Begins Transitioning Ryan White Beneficiaries to Healthy Way LA
| July 11, 2012 | Posted by Veronika Kiselev under Blog |
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July 1, 2012 marked the first day of transitioning Ryan White (RW) beneficiaries to the L.A. County Low-Income Health Program (LIHP), Healthy Way LA (HWLA). L.A. County maintained a goal of preserving the HIV/AIDS delivery system and providing continuity of care while operating under LADHS constraints. With approximately 5,000 RW… more
Contraceptive use could reduce maternal death rate globally
| July 10, 2012 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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A recent study published by The Lancet and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation found that satisfying the unmet need for contraception could reduce the global maternal death rate by 29% annually. The study collected maternal mortality data from the United Nations and World Health Organization to estimate… more
The Perils of Foregoing Medicaid Expansion
| July 5, 2012 | Posted by Kiwon Yoo under Blog |
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With the Supreme Court ruling that the federal government could not penalize states for opting out of Medicaid expansion, Florida, South Carolina, Iowa and Louisiana have already declared that they will forego expansion. Several other states are also mulling the idea, as legislators are tripping over themselves trying to distance… more
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