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With Health Care At Pivotal Crossroads, HHS Pick Could Signal What Path Trump Wants To Take
Some of the names getting attention are Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services chief Seema Verma, Fla. Gov. Rick Scott and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, among others.
Thousands Turn Out In San Diego To Support Fight Against AIDS
Saturday’s event was the 28th annual edition of the AIDS Walk and Run San Diego, which has raised $10 million since 1989.
Though Peak Flu Season Is Weeks Away, Officials Encourage Residents To Get Shots Early
Last season, 87 people across San Diego died from complications from the flu, 19 more than the previous season.
Experts Say Officials Need To Be Thinking Beyond Homeless Population With Hep A Outbreak
Preventive efforts should not just be aimed at population that is being affected at the moment, but should also try to anticipate where the outbreak is headed.
More Californians Have Medi-Cal But That Doesn’t Mean They Can Find Doctor To Take It
In many cases, Medi-Cal pays doctors just 6 percent more than they were paid in 1985 to treat adult Medi-Cal patients.
It Would ‘Send Shock Waves’ Across U.S.: Nation Watches Drug Transparency Bill With Bated Breath
The eyes of a nation are on California as a hard-fought drug cost transparency bill sits on governor’s desk.
Insured Who Republicans Have Dubbed ‘Victims’ Of ACA Get Hit Again By Health Law Uncertainty
These consumers may have to shoulder soaring premiums if Republicans don’t act to stabilize a marketplace that’s been weakened, in part, by recent Trump administration moves
Tom Price Out As HHS Secretary Following Uproar Over Cost Of Private And Military Travel
President Donald Trump accepted Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resignation on Friday. Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Don Wright will takeover at the agency.
Viewpoints: Graham-Cassidy May Be Dead, But War Over Government’s Role In Health Care Isn’t
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
Lawmakers ‘On The Verge’ Of Striking Bipartisan Deal To Stabilize Marketplaces, Schumer Vows
Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the chairman and ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, resume bipartisan talks that had been shucked to the side as the Graham-Cassidy bill gained traction. But they’re remaining more cautious than Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in any promises they’re making.