Latest California Healthline Stories
Study On Uninsured Shows Californians Better Covered Than Most Of The Rest Of Country
Officials attribute the coverage gains to the success of the expanded Medi-Cal program.
A Look At New Medi-Cal Palliative Care Regulation That Went Into Effect Earlier This Year
KPCC offers information about the new regulation that allows patients with congestive heart failure, advanced cancer, liver disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to get more services to address suffering associated with their illness.
The court is hearing a case on a rule that requires non-union employees at union-affiliated workplaces to pay “fair share” fees. Public sector employees who are not union members are required to pay these fees because the union’s collective bargaining is meant to benefit all employees equally.
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
“Most of these shooters are angry, antisocial individuals you cannot spot in advance, and even if you could, you don’t have the right to institutionalize them.” said Dr. Michael Stone, a forensic psychiatrist at Columbia University. Meanwhile, mental health experts are disturbed by the derisive language President Donald Trump has been using. Media outlets also take a look at the gun research and laws that might come from the shooting.
Disabled Youth Discriminated Against In Kern County’s Correctional Facilities, Lawsuit Alleges
Advocates allege that the youth were not provided with adequate mental health treatment or special education services.
When It Comes To Drug-Related Deaths In San Diego, Ones Like Xanax Are Right Behind Opioids
And the San Diego County medical examiner found that 83 percent of the people who suffered a benzodiazepine-related death in 2016 also had an opioid in their system.
Stanford School of Medicine Partners With Chan Zuckerberg Initiative To Fight Alzheimer’s
The initiative, which is the charity project the couple launched with the birth of their daughter, will fund five-year and three-year grants to scientists studying neurodegenerative diseases.
California AG To Assign Team Of Lawyers To Focus On Fighting Pollution
“The harsh reality is that some communities in California — particularly low-income communities and communities of color — continue to bear the brunt of pollution from industrial development, poor land-use decisions, transportation, and trade corridors,” said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
The Center for American Progress’ “Medicare Extra For All” plan would maintain a role for employers and insurers, and use Medicare’s thrifty payment system as framework to pool working-age people, low-income people now covered by Medicaid and seniors.