Day: December 7, 2018

Patient advocates say the state’s new staffing regulations are a good start toward better protecting the frail, but the nursing home industry contends they’re too burdensome. Source: More Than Half Of California Nursing Homes Balk At Stricter Staffing Rules | California Healthline

More than half of the state’s nursing homes are asking to be exempted from new state regulations that would require they spend more time directly caring for patients. Source: Look-Up: See Which Nursing Homes Want Waivers On Staffing | California Healthline

Nearly every state in the country allows courts to force people with severe mental illnesses into treatment against their will. But critics argue these controversial intervention programs fail to a… Source: With Hospitalization Losing Favor, Judges Order Outpatient Mental Health Treatment | California Healthline

If you’re among the millions of people expected to forgo health insurance next year when the Affordable Care Act tax penalty goes away, the financial consequences could be dire if you need unexpect… Source: Without Obamacare Penalty, Think It’ll Be Nice To Drop Your Plan? Better Think Twice | California Healthline

The incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities with fewer rehospitalizations. Source: Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital | California Healthline

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories. Source: Readers And Tweeters Demand Action On Gun Violence, Mental Health Care Options | California Healthline