Latest California Healthline Stories
Governor Wants To Add Staff To Oversee Spending Of Mental Health Funds Following Critical Audit
A report earlier in the year indicated that counties had amassed $2.5 billion in unspent funds that were meant to go to mental health services.
New Allegations Emerge Against University of Southern California’s Longtime Campus Gynecologist
For years, medical workers had accused the Dr. George Tyndall of touching women inappropriately during pelvic exams, as well as making racist and sexual remarks about patients’ bodies. The University of Southern California has come under fire for not immediately reporting him to the state medical board and for not making the allegations about him public until only after the university was approached by The Los Angeles Times.
California Predicts Premium Increase Of 11%, Plus Drop In Enrollment
The projected 11 percent premium increase includes the expected rise in health care costs overall, which is about 6 percent each year.
High Premiums A Political Hot Potato As Rates For Next Year Start To Come Out
Democrats are planning to be “relentless” in making sure Americans know who is responsible for the high costs, but Republicans say liberal lawmakers should look in the mirror. Meanwhile, a coalition of state attorneys general from blue states was granted the right to intervene in the lawsuit that seeks to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
Drug Prevention Education Evolves From Scare-Tactics To Fact-Based Information
Simplistic mottoes such as “just say no” are being replaced with encouragement for students to think through the complexities of drug use and addiction.
Patients Fear For Their Privacy At San Francisco Hospital Named After Zuckerberg, Nurses Say
San Francisco General Hospital was renamed in 2015 by county supervisors after Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan donated $75 million to the 147-year-old institution
Generation Of Alumnae Grapple With News Of Allegations Against USC’s Campus Gynecologist
After an investigation found that Dr. George Tyndall’s behavior during pelvic exams was outside the scope of current medical practice, USC quietly let him resign without informing his patients or reporting to the Medical Board of California.
State Program Lags In Providing Special Needs Children With Medical Equipment
Children who need wheelchairs, walkers, ventilators, leg braces, hospital beds and other equipment sometimes have to wait a year or more to receive it. “It seems unconscionable,” said Maryann O’Sullivan, the report’s author.
Medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone is widely considered the most effective way to wean users off opioids, but a major barrier is getting people the treatment. “We can’t wait for addicts to come to us. We have to go to them and engage. And offer. And give support,” said Barbara Garcia, director of health for the city and county of San Francisco.
Sutter Health Wants Court To Decline To Hear Case Over Its Pricing Strategies
In documents filed Monday, Sutter argues the suit would force the court to interject itself into complex economic and regulatory matters already overseen by the executive and legislative branches.