Latest California Healthline Stories
Trump To Give Speech On Drug Prices, But No New Policies Are Expected To Be Unveiled
President Donald Trump’s remarks are expected to coincide with a formal request for information from HHS on various ideas related to the cost of prescription drugs.
Immunotherapy Drug Significantly Boosts Odds Of Survival For Lung Cancer Patients
The study is a huge victory, and could lead to doctors changing the standard way they treat the common form of lung cancer, experts say.
Santa Clara’s First Transgender Health Clinic Set To Open
The idea for the specialized clinic came from a county health-assessment survey five years ago, which found that 82 percent of transgender residents who responded said there were not enough health professionals adequately trained to care for them.
LA To Devote $430 Million To Fighting ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ Of Homelessness
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan includes investing millions of dollars in trailers and other temporary housing, along with more funding for sanitation crews. Media outlets look at the issue across California.
A Movement Led By Victims Of Violent Crimes Is Preaching Alternatives To Tough Sentences
But a small contingent of crime survivors and law enforcement officials is preaching the opposite to solve the problem. The debate is brewing both in California and in the national spotlight.
A judge recently ruled against the businesses, upholding a law that requires coffee to carry a warning label. But the companies still say it’s misleading and confusing to customers.
Right now, if a patient receives mental health services on the same day as medical services, the clinic can’t bill twice and has to absorb the extra cost.
GOP Candidates Shy Away From Once-Favorite ‘Repeal And Replace’ Talking Point
After years of using the health law as a rallying cry with voters, Republican candidates are keeping quiet on the topic. “Yeah, we probably can’t talk credibly about repeal and replace anymore,” said Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.).
Hospital district board member Jim Horn said the hospital is sure to have significant monthly losses now that its toxicology partnership with Durall is dead. The hospital stopped doing drug testing for Durall after insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross accused the hospital and health care district of participating in a business fraud scheme.
Experts caution that extending use of the tests to the broader population may lead some people of average risk to forgo recommended screenings or, on the flip side, lead to unnecessary and extreme medical procedures.