Latest California Healthline Stories
California Union Takes Aim At High Health Care Costs With Ballot Initiatives
But the Service Employees International Union – United Healthcare Workers West has a history of dropping the efforts during the arduous approval process.
Calif. Lawmaker Wants To Limit Opioid Prescriptions To Three Days’ Worth
In addition, the legislation would require a doctor to justify why a patient needed that level of treatment if the dosage is not decreased by the third refill. Meanwhile, other lawmakers want to tap into the wealth of tech talent in the state to help battle the crisis.
Implementing An Individual Mandate For The State Isn’t As Easy As It May Seem
California lawmakers are considering a state-level mandate as the federal one will be rolled back in 2019. But there’s a lot of nuance involved.
States are supposed to keep track of cases involving the abuse, neglect, exploitation or unexplained death of Medicaid beneficiaries in assisted living facilities. But a report from the Government Accountability Office said more than half of the states were unable to provide information on the number or nature of such cases.
Advocates Far From Reassured That Plans To Move Alta Bates Center Won’t Affect Care
Due to a California law that requires hospitals to complete seismic upgrades by 2030, Sutter Health announced in 2016 its plans to move inpatient care and emergency services from the Alta Bates site in Berkeley. This week, Sutter Health released a statement saying the emergency room and inpatient hospital services provided at the Alta Bates campus will remain in Berkeley until they are available in full at the Summit Medical Center campus in Oakland, which could take 10 years.
Tech Companies Eager To Market Health Devices To Booming Population Of Older Americans
But some experts question if the people at these startup companies really know what the older generation needs in terms of tech gadgets.
Worried About Brain Impact Of Tech? So Are Some Early Facebook, Google Employees Who Are Teaming Up
Concerned technologists are creating a coalition to address the potential health issues that social media and smartphones may cause.
Vicious Flu Season Takes Toll On Blood Banks’ Supplies, Centers Begin Rationing To Hospitals
But the good news is that there are signs the flu is loosening its grip on California.
Activists Launch Campaign Against Abortion-Reversal Procedure Touted By Pregnancy Centers
The group plans to put up billboards near the centers with “medically accurate information, not politically-motivated” information for patients.
Palo Alto Officials Work To Get Health Care Cost Control Initiative On Ballot
The measure would limit local medical facilities “from charging patients more than 15 percent above the cost of care, plus quality improvement costs.”