Latest California Healthline Stories
Calif. Attorney General Sues Sutter Health Over Anticompetitive Tactics Linked To Higher Costs
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleges Sutter uses a variety of improper strategies, such as gag clauses on prices, “punitively high” out-of-network charges and “all-or-nothing” contract terms that require all of its facilities to be included in insurance networks.
Viewpoints: We Need Single-Payer Legislation, Not A Piecemeal Health Package
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
New CDC Chief Embraces Science, Vows To Tackle AIDS Epidemic And Opioid Crisis In Emotional Speech
“I’m a little nervous. I’m an outsider,” CDC Director Robert Redfield said in an address to the agency during his second day on the job. “I didn’t grow up here in CDC, but I hope you accept me as a member of the family and accept my wife, because we’re here to serve side by side with you.”
Whether to privatize care for veterans has become a hot-button topic, especially since billionaire conservative brothers Charles and David Koch turned their attention to the cause. Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin earned the esteem of veterans’ groups for fighting against that tide, but with a new secretary poised to take over, the future is unclear.
When It Comes To Police Shootings, There Aren’t Many Laws On The Books In California
Following the death of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man, a light has been shined on the dearth of guidelines on what police departments should do in response to such incidents.
The Opioid Crisis By The Numbers
The picture that emerges from a new CDC report is of a public health crisis that touches just about every segment of the country.
Spending Bill Adjusts ‘Bad Papers’ Policy That Often Bars Needy Veterans From Mental Health Services
“This is a big deal, and it’s way overdue,” said Dr. Jonathan Sherin, director of the L.A. County Department of Mental Health. “It’s our duty and responsibility to provide care and support for individuals who are traumatized while serving our country.”
Patients At San Diego-Area Health Systems Among First In U.S. To Try Out Apple’s Health Records App
The app automatically makes encrypted contact with the servers that hold their medical information, pulling down and storing all available records of allergies, conditions, immunizations, lab results, medications, procedures and vitals signs.
‘Lives Are At Stake’: Students Ask UCLA To Drop Its Patent Fight Over Prostate Drug
Currently, UCLA and others who have stake in the drug are trying to keep generic versions of the drug from entering into the marketplace.
Ruling On Health Professionals’ Arrest Records Upheld After Calif. Supreme Court Refuses The Case
The decision sets the precedent that the California Medical Board can rely on arrest records as evidence that a license-holder committed professional misconduct, even if the underlying criminal case no longer exists.