Weekly Edition: March 29, 2024

A pricey air ambulance ride and teen mental health care access are in this week's news.

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Not a subscriber? Sign up   WEEKLY Edition A service of the California Health Care Foundation Friday, March 29, 2024 Check California Healthline online for the latest news A Mom's $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby's Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary? By Molly Castle Work There are legal safeguards to protect patients from big bills like out-of-network air-ambulance rides. But insurers may not pay if they decide the ride wasn't medically necessary. California Is Expanding Insurance Access for Teenagers Seeking Therapy on Their Own By April Dembosky, KQED A California law that takes effect this summer will grant minors on public insurance the ability to get mental health treatment without their parents' consent, a privilege that their peers with private insurance have had for years. But the law has become a flashpoint in the state's culture wars. California Healthline is an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. It is produced by KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism. (c) 2024 KFF. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook You are subscribed to this email alert as albarkahslamet.ssss@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all emails. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions@californiahealthline.org Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored.   California Health Care Foundation | 1438 Webster Street | Oakland, CA 94612