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Lawmakers Want To Use $1B From State’s Surplus To Fund Health Care Reform Proposals
A large portion of the requested money would go toward extending Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrant adults who are ineligible for coverage.
More than 20,000 members of the University of California’s largest employee union are joined by the California Nurses Association, whose members work at UC’s medical centers and student health clinics, and the University Professional & Technical Employees, which includes pharmacists, clinical social workers, physical therapists, physician assistants and researchers.
IRS Aggressively Enforcing Employer Mandate Despite Trump’s Promise That Health Law Is All But Dead
Business groups want relief from the mandate, but lawmakers have little appetite to take up any more changes in this politically charged election year.
‘Pharma Folks Are Nervous’ As Trump Gears Up For Major Speech On Curbing Drug Prices
This week’s planned speech is expected to offer a “comprehensive strategy” that administration officials say will result in a “profound modernization” of how the government pays for some drugs. But the pharma industry is watching anxiously in case President Donald Trump goes off script.
Increase In Demand For Mental Health Services On University Campuses Impeded By Counselor Shortage
“We have to prioritize because we don’t have enough slots for folks,” said Mimi Bommersbach, a mental health counselor at Chico State. Advocates are pushing legislation that would require campuses to hire enough counselors to keep a one thousand students per counselor ratio.
Public Health Officials Take Swing At Broader Culture, Stigma That Supports Spread Of STDs
LA health officials say that it’s clear the traditional ways of preventing disease — patients seeing a doctor regularly to get screened and treated — have not been working. So the county recently created a Center for Health Equity to evaluate the way certain public health issues are intertwined with social factors such as income and racial discrimination.
A Veritable Who’s-Who Of High-Profile Investors Lost Big In Theranos Debacle
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, whose family invested $100 million in the blood-testing start-up, is just one of the well-known investors that took a chance on what was touted as a Silicon Valley fairy tale.
California Failing To Ensure Nursing Facilities Provide Quality Care, Audit Finds
Citations for substandard care have increased at the same time the facilities’ profits are soaring. State Auditor Elaine M. Howle blasted the California Department of Public Health and other state agencies for failing to properly regulate the centers.
What Patients Need To Know About The Hospital Workers’ Strike
Some University of California workers, including some hospital employees, are planning a three-day strike this week. People who are in need of emergency assistance will be able to get help, but patients might have to reschedule elective surgeries.
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.