Latest California Healthline Stories
CMS Chief Signals Willingness To Approve Work Requirements For States’ Medicaid Programs
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma criticized the previous administration’s stance on requirements as “the soft bigotry of low expectations” and said “those days are over.”
Individual-Mandate Repeal Gains Traction As GOP Scrambles To Close $74B Revenue Hole
But while the move would give House tax writers an estimated $416 billion in sorely needed offsets for the deep rate cuts they want, it risks alienating GOP senators.
Acknowledging Bakersfield Doesn’t Need Two Burn Centers, Adventist Closes Its Facility
Adventist Health Bakersfield had maintained that it wanted to remain open despite having broken ties with the Grossman Burn Center.
As Part Of Efforts To Bolster S.F.-Area Network, Sutter Health HMO Expanding Into Santa Cruz
Sutter launched the HMO in 2014, and this is its third geographic expansion.
LA Creates Position To Coordinate County’s Response To Domestic Violence Needs
“There is no part of our county service that is not touched in some way by domestic violence,” Supervisor Sheila Kuehl said. “I remember reports from animal welfare of women dropping off animals saying, ‘my husband won’t let me have this pet anymore,’ and noticing some bruises on the woman.”
Non-Addictive, Over-The-Counter Painkillers Alleviate Acute Pain As Well As Opioids
A new study finds that for patients who went to the emergency room for things such as a sports injury or a fall can be served just as well with over-the-counter pain relievers. Experts have pointed to prescription practices in those scenarios as part of the cause of the opioid crisis.
Trump Administration Keeping Executive Order To Repeal Individual Mandate In Its Back Pocket
The draft order would broaden the “hardship exemption” that the Obama administration established for those who face extraordinary circumstances.
Health Law Signups, Traffic To Healthcare.gov Surge In First Few Days Of Open Enrollment
Despite fears that Trump administration’s actions to cut the outreach budget for the health law would undermine sign ups, the numbers spiked over last year according to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity. However, usually signups this early are consumers renewing coverage, not new customers. Meanwhile, insurers are opening their own wallets to make up for the lack of federal marketing for the health law.
Initiative Touts San Diego’s Unique Combination Of High-Quality Medical Care, Tourism Opportunities
UC San Diego Health System, Scripps Health, Sharp Healthcare and Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego are anchoring the program.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) points to reports that pharmaceutical company Alkermes has attempted to increase sales of Vivitrol — a monthly shot to treat opioid addiction — by playing up misconceptions about other medications and trying to limit their availability.