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By Staff Report / Monday, December 23rd, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Thomas Aquinas prevails in suit over birth-control mandate
Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, a Catholic four-year liberal arts college, has prevailed in a lawsuit challenging the birth-control mandate of the Affordable Care Act, the school said Dec. 23.
The U.S. District Court judge, however, ruled against Thomas Aquinas’ co-plaintiffs, including the Catholic University of America and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, in the suit over the new health-care law.
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By Staff Report / Friday, November 22nd, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sansum Clinic now on state insurance exchange
In a big step forward for Covered California’s ability to serve residents of the Tri-Counties, Sansum Clinic said late Friday afternoon that its 23 outpatient medical clinics will serve patients who buy Anthem Blue Cross coverage on the state’s online health insurance exchange. Sansum is one of the largest primary patient care providers in Covered California’s District 12, which includes Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, November 22nd, 2013 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Examining the ethics of Obamacare
What should we make of the ethics of the Affordable Care Act? In evaluating President Obama’s signature legislation, we need to consider if the the ends of having universal coverage justify the means of forcing people to obtain coverage.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Thursday, November 21st, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Nonprofits, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on With funds and new CEO, Neighborhood Clinics turn the corner
The struggling Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics nonprofit is narrowing its funding gap and has a strategic plan and new permanent CEO in place, putting it on track to become financially sustainable at a time when it looks to expand service to Goleta.
“Six months ago, we were in danger of closing our doors,” said Mark Palmer, president of the board.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 11th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast Health Watch, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cottage-Sansum merger on track as anti-trust filing nears
Sansum Clinic’s planned merger with Cottage Health System remains on track despite the possibility that the partial government shutdown could delay an anti-trust review of one of the region’s biggest health care deals. And the biggest physician group in Santa Barbara County says it hopes to be able to join the Covered California insurance exchange Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Sansum Diabetes Research Institute gets $2.3M grant
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute in Santa Barbara has received a $2.25 million federal grant for diabetes research. The three-year funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is for Sansum to continue its work on diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. Sansum’s research focuses specifically on Type 1 diabetes and the creation Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Features, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on ‘A’ for access: Health leaders warn that despite reform, uncertainty abounds
As it nears the takeoff point, Obamacare gets an “A” for increased access but just average grades for implementation, so far. That was the consensus view among a panel of three regional health care experts at the kickoff on Sept. 17 for California Lutheran University’s Corporate Leader’s breakfast series. All of the panelists gave the Read More →
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