Latest California Healthline Stories
Sanders Releases Single-Payer Proposal: ‘Health Care In America Must Be A Right, Not A Privilege’
Sixteen Democratic senators support Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as he releases the new bill, throwing their weight behind an idea that’s gaining traction with progressive voters.
Graham-Cassidy Bill Proposes State-By-State Block Grants As Solution To Health Insurance Woes
The measure, crafted by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), is a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It has long odds of getting anywhere, although President Donald Trump did applaud their efforts.
Unveiled Health Care Bills Show Just How Far Apart Parties Are Despite Ongoing Bipartisan Efforts
As the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee races to find bipartisan fixes to stabilize the ACA marketplaces, two groups of senators release controversial health care bills designed to replace the current system in very different ways. It’s unlikely either will pass, but those continued efforts shine a light on how difficult it will be to get lawmakers to agree on a solution.
Public Health Emergency Declared Over Homelessness In Anaheim
More than 400 homeless people are camped out along a 2-mile stretch of the Santa Ana River near Angel Stadium.
Association Takes Extra Steps To Ethically Vet Sexual Orientation-Facial Recognition Study
Basic facial-detection technology analyzed the faces of participants on a dating website and looked for correlations between a person’s face and their self-declared sexual identity. The researchers say in the paper that these results “provide strong support” for the prenatal hormone theory of gay and lesbian sexual orientation, but advocates are calling it junk science.
As Death Toll Climbs In Hepatitis A Outbreak, San Diego Begins Washing Streets With Bleach
San Diego is also giving free vaccinations and installing hand-washing stations to combat the crisis.
California Doesn’t Make It Easy To Find Information On Disciplined Doctors
A bill would have changed that, but the California Medical Association lobbied to kill it because notifying patients “would erode the fundamental right to due process.”
Rural Counties To Be Hit Harder By Covered California Premium Increases
Covered California says that a lack of competition and coordination of care in the counties translates into higher medical costs.
Drug Price Transparency Bill Strongly Opposed By Pharma Heads To Governor
Gov. Jerry Brown has until Oct. 15 to decide which bills will become law, and the bill’s author Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) is confident that SB 17 is on that track.
Lawmakers Reach Agreement To Extend Popular CHIP Funding
Nearly nine million children receive health insurance through the program, which costs the government about $14 billion a year.