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Medi-Cal Continues to be Problematic

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The Medi-Cal program in California is a public form of health insurance. There is a history of problems with the program, primarily with the reimbursement rate that doctors get for treating patients who use Medi-Cal. These problems are continuing, and new problems have formed. Medi-Cal is part of the Medicaid program in the state of California. Just like with other state’s Medicaid programs, it is paid for in part by the federal government, and in part by the state government. It is a public form of health insurance that is used by people who are low-income, people who are disabled, … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of March 18 – 24, 2012

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What did you miss this week on the Insurance Blog at Families.com? There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blog post here each and every week. It is easy to miss something. The Week in Review is a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on whatever you missed. Texas Sues Federal Government Over Funding Cut to WHP The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius over the cut to the federal funding for Texas’ Medicaid Women’s Health Program. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on March 19, 2012. This week, … Continue reading →

More Trouble With Medi-Cal in California

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There have been some ongoing problems with the Medi-Cal program in California. Recently, a judge ruled that the California Department of Health Care Services violated disclosure law when it refused to provide background information on cuts to the Medi-Cal program. Medi-Cal is part of the Medicaid program in the state of California. The funding for Medi-Cal comes from both the State and Federal government. It is a public form of health insurance that is designed to be used by people who are low-income, people who are disabled, and people who have specific kinds of serious diseases. In 2008 and 2009, … Continue reading →

One More Day at Disneyland Too

When I wrote about One More Disney Day I made an oversight: I didn’t check to see if the event was exclusive to Disney World or if it’s happening at Disneyland as well. My article on the subject only mentions the Orlando park. Thanks to The Orange County Register I’ve found out that Disneyland is also celebrating Leap Year by keeping its gates open for a full 24 hours. In fact, the event is going to be basically the same as in Orlando: the fun starts at 6 a.m. on the 29th and will continue to that same early hour … Continue reading →

Stars’ Legal Trouble

Britney Spears can cross at least one court battle off her list. A misdemeanor hit-and-run charge was dismissed against the pop princess in a California court Thursday. According to court records, Spears reportedly compensated the woman whose car she hit in August. You’ll recall the former Mouseketeer smashed into a 1999 Mercedes-Benz station wagon when she was trying to squeeze her own Benz into a parking space at a San Fernando Valley parking lot a couple of months ago. Paparazzi captured the entire incident on video, most notably the part where the mother of two assessed the damage to her … Continue reading →

Flying the Not-So Friendly Skies

What is it with families and flying these days? And by flying I mean getting booted from airplanes. Barely a day goes by anymore without some innocent clan getting the heave-ho from a commercial flight due to a perceived threat made by a child. However, the latest incident doesn’t involve a screaming baby, a chatty toddler or a hungry infant; rather, a California family claims they were kicked off an American Airlines flight simply because their 16-year-old son has Down syndrome. Joan and Robert Vanderhorst, of Bakersfield, California, are irate by what they are calling “pure discrimination.” “It’s defamation,” Robert … Continue reading →

Disneyland: The Most Sued Place on Earth

I made a strange assertion in my article about the girl kicked out of Disney World for wearing a Tinker Bell outfit: that a lot of people like to sue Disney. It’s something I said because, following Disney news professionally for the past 3 years, I’ve noticed a few lawsuits brought against the parks for one reason or another. Apparently I’m not the only one to notice the trend; The Orange County Register recently published an article focusing on how two southern California amusement parks, Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland, are frequently the targets of lawsuits. The most recent involved … Continue reading →

Is it a “Kickback” or Isn’t It?

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When it was flu season, several grocery stores offered gift cards that could be used on groceries by people who got their flu shot at the store’s pharmacy. A hospital is currently offering a gift certificate to a spa and salon for people who get a mammogram. Are these incentives a form of “kickback”? It isn’t unheard of for a retail store to offer have a deal where a person buys a certain amount of product in order to get something for free. Sometimes, it is to get a free gift card, or other types of “credit” with the store. … Continue reading →

Researching Additional Insurance

I am among the growing number of Americans who has absolutely no form of health insurance. Last year at around this time, I lost my job as a teacher’s aide. My job offered great health insurance! My husband and I were covered for medical, dental, and vision care. Like many other teachers in California, there was no indication that I was about to lose my job. Suddenly, in the course a single day, I went from being someone with a full time job with benefits, to someone who had no job, and no health insurance. Naturally, this was extremely stressful. … Continue reading →

New Study on Breastfeeding Difficulties

A new study by researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio says that new, first-time moms who are older, overweight, or have difficulties breastfeeding in the days after birth may find they have a delay in full breast milk production. As you may know, right after birth, a woman produces colostrum until her full breast milk comes in. This is considered “delayed lactogenesis” if full milk production doesn’t happen within the first 72 hours after birth. If the baby doesn’t get enough milk, it can lead to dehydration and weigh loss. In the study, which can be … Continue reading →