Don McCanne, MD: Medi-Cal could implode

Court ruling could cut California spending on Medi-Cal By Maura Dolan and Chris Megerian Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2012 A federal appeals court decided unanimously Thursday that California may cut reimbursements to doctors, pharmacies and others who serve the...

My Healthcare Story – Ed Schilling

In the middle of September 2001, just after 9/11, my wife lost her job at Medtronic in Santa Rosa, California. Medtronic makes medical devices like stents and catheters, but the company at that time moved its production line work to India. My wife lost her medical...

Brown’s Budget Ax Comes Down on Healthcare Needy

Gov. Jerry Brown’s first whack at California’s $26.6 billion budget deficit is going to hit low-income Californians hard, especially those who rely on the state to get health care. Last week, Brown signed a bill reducing the state’s deficit by $11.2...