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CMS: California Medicaid can't charge copays
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday blocked California's attempt to charge Medicaid participants with copays for certain services to help stem rising costs. The copays would
CMS pressed to rebuff California Medicaid cuts
California's healthcare advocates are pressing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to disallow a plan by Gov. Jerry Brown to cut reimbursement rates by 10 percent, reports The
Rate review bill faces uphill battle in California Senate
A California bill that would let the insurance commissioner block excessive rate hikes is headed to state Senate floor, where it likely faces a tough fight. The Senate Appropriations Committee
Gov. Brown proposes deep healthcare cuts for California
California Gov. Jerry Brown has wasted little time in trying to slash the state's healthcare budget. He's proposing just a week after his inauguration to reduce spending by $1.7 billion, according to
Health insurer financial records subpoenaed in rate hike probe
The seven largest health insurance companies in California have until March 8 to deliver subpoenaed financial records and other documents to the state Attorney General Jerry Brown. The records will
Sutter Health accused of wresting $87 million from hospital
One would think that Sutter Health, a 26-hospital system in Northern California, could generate its own cash without resorting to unsavory cash-draining schemes. But according to state legislators,
CA med labs being sued for fraud
Seven private medical laboratories in California are being sued by the state for allegedly overcharging the Medicaid program upwards of 400 percent for the last 15 years. The fraud has cost
