SF Appeals Court Tosses Challenge To Obama’s Health Care Plan
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — A federal appeal court in California said a former state lawmaker and a legal foundation have no standing to challenge President Barack Obama’s health care plan. The 9th U.S....
View ArticleCalif. State Senate Gets Bill Regulating Health Insurance Rates
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — A key Senate committee has approved a bill to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but it faces a stiff fight on the Senate floor....
View ArticleBusiness Group Opposes Changes To SF Universal Health Care Law
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce said they may not finance several campaigns on the November ballot if a supervisor’s proposal to change the Healthy San Francisco law...
View ArticleJefferson Award Winner Provides Care For Uninsured Patients
REDWOOD CITY (CBS 5) – Eric Taulepa had been waiting months for surgery to fix his hernia. He’d still be waiting if it wasn’t for Dr. John Ngai and his volunteer team at the Kaiser Permanente Redwood...
View ArticleGov. Brown Signs Bills Ensuring Maternity Coverage
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Women in California are now guaranteed maternity care under a pair of bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown said the bills ensure that mothers who decide to take maternity...
View ArticleSF Supervisors Close Supposed Loophole In Health Ordinance
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved a proposal that would close a so-called loophole in the city’s Health Care Security Ordinance. San Francisco requires that...
View ArticleFewer California Employers Offer Health Insurance
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The number of California businesses offering their employees health insurance has dropped 10 percent over the last 2 years, and those who do have coverage through a job are...
View ArticleSupervisors Consider Closure Of Aging Burlingame Long-Term Care Facility
BURLINGAME (CBS SF) – The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will decide whether to close a long-term care facility in Burlingame, a move that could cost as many as 200 jobs and force the...
View ArticleThousands In Contra Costa Co. Missing Out On Free Health Insurance
RICHMOND (KCBS) – An estimated 53,000 residents in Contra Costa County are eligible for free health care under the Low Income Health Program, but just over 10,000 people are enrolled, according to...
View ArticleUC Hastings Expert Predicts Supreme Court Will Uphold Obama Healthcare Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS SF) — In the fight over President Obama’s health care law, nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on the part of the law that requires all Americans to...
View ArticleCalifornia Study Finds Huge Sticker Shock For Appendix Removal
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — What do hospitals charge to remove an appendix? The startling answer is that it could be the same as the price of a refrigerator -— or a house. It’s a common, straightforward...
View ArticleConsumerWatch: Using Daily Deal Sites For Healthcare Services
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — Daily deal sites such as Groupon, LivingSocial and Gilt are giving the uninsured and underinsured a chance to afford health care services. The last time Carly Geehr went to the...
View ArticleKCBS Cover Story: Return Of The House Call
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – For those too young to remember, once upon a time doctors really did make house calls. In the Bay Area, they’re starting to do it again – and it may even become a more common...
View ArticleLa Boulange Accused Of San Francisco Health Care Law Violations
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — Known for its artisan pastries and sandwiches, San Francisco-based La Boulange is under the microscope as employees claim that the company has violated the city’s ordinance...
View ArticleCalifornians Divided Over Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Californians are divided over Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the landmark Affordable Care Act according to a new poll conducted for CBS 5. The SurveryUSA poll shows...
View ArticleCalifornia Officials: Bring On Health Care Reform
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — California was among the nation’s first states to embrace President Barack Obama’s federal health care law after it was adopted two years ago. State officials are now among...
View ArticleBay Area Elected Officials Hail Supreme Court Ruling On Affordable Care Act
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Bay Area elected officials are responding enthusiastically to Thursday’s historic Supreme Court ruling upholding most of the federal Affordable Care Act. “This decision is a...
View ArticleDoctors Say California To Face Care Shortage Following Reform
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) – Millions of Californians who don’t have medical insurance will see that change within two years, now that the Supreme Court has upheld President Barack Obama’s health care reform...
View ArticlePelosi: GOP Repeal Obamacare Is ‘Unrealistic’
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Minority leader Nancy Pelosi says House Democrats are happy to debate dismantling Obamacare, but repeal is unrealistic. In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” slated to air...
View ArticleConsumerWatch: Hospital Lab Tests May Lead To Expensive Results
OAKLAND (CBS 5) – Even for those with health insurance, lab tests can end up costing a fortune if patients don’t ask some questions first. Pamela Campbell knows firsthand. Last year, Campbell’s...
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