Latest California Healthline Stories
Survey Projects Nearly 20 Percent Of Those On Individual Market Will Drop Coverage Next Year
When the penalty for not having insurance disappears in 2019, consumers are more likely to go without coverage.
Gubernatorial Candidate Uses History Supporting San Francisco To Build Single-Payer Credibility
The issue is becoming a litmus test for Democrats on the ballot in 2018, and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is making sure his support is known.
This Patent Lawyer May Be Most Powerful Man In Washington When It Comes To Curbing Drug Costs
Newly installed Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu holds substantial sway over an intellectual property system that, critics say, has allowed drug makers to extend their monopolies through legal but questionable tactics.
In a televised session on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled support on everything from expanded background checks, increased school security and mental health resources, and age limits. Trump also suggested that law enforcement officials should be able to confiscate people’s firearms without a court order.
The vote came nearly six months after at least five government agencies failed to notify the public when E.coli levels spiked to 100 times the federal safety limit.
Officials Defend Vision Zero Initiative Even As Pedestrian Deaths Surge In LA
The initiative called for a 20 percent reduction in deaths by 2017, and overall Los Angeles only lowered traffic deaths by 3 percent last year. More starkly, the number of pedestrians killed on city streets rose 17 percent over the previous year, and 82 percent since 2015.
More Than A Quarter Of Child Deaths In Contra Costa Were ‘Probably Preventable,’ Report Finds
According to the report, infants accounted for roughly 65 percent of the county’s 78 child deaths in 2013, the last year of the study.
Paltry First Stem Cell Royalty Check A ‘Mile Marker’ And Not The Destination, Officials Say
Taxpayers voted to fund the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to the tune of $3 billion. Years later, the first royalty check is in, and it’s not exactly impressing critics.
As Feds Chip Away At Health Law, Where You Live Will More And More Determine Access, Quality Of Care
Many Republican-led states are rolling back the law’s requirements, while blue states are building up consumer protections. This wildly different strategy will lead to a health care divide in America, experts say. Meanwhile, the legal minds behind the 20-state lawsuit against the health law are painstakingly plotting their path to the Supreme Court.
Fiscally Troubled Ventura County Medical Center Brings In Outside Help To Tune Of $750K
The health care system was projected at the end of December to finish the fiscal year with a $2.4 million loss, off about $10 million from a profit of $8 million that was initially forecast. Huron Consulting Services is being brought in to try to right the ship.