Latest California Healthline Stories
As Left-Wing Chases ‘Medicare For All’ Dream, This Senator Is Taking More Pragmatic Approach
Sen. Chris Murphy is giving Democratic lawmakers who don’t want to attach themselves to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ plan an alternative that gets them a step closer to universal health care coverage.
Chairman Tells Governors: Funding Insurer Subsidies Is Easy Part, What Else Do You Want?
The governors, both Republicans and Democrats, weighed in on their thoughts about how to stabilize the marketplace at a hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. But when they brought up reinsurance, Chairman Lamar Alexander shot them down.
Despite Zika Fading From Headlines, Officials Warn Californians Not To Let Down Their Guard
San Diego is launching a campaign particularly targeted to pregnant women, couples who may wish to become pregnant, travelers and people who commute back and forth between Mexico and the San Diego region.
California Could Be First State In Country To Open Safe-Injection Sites
The measure has passed the state Assembly, cleared two Senate committees and now awaits a vote on the Senate floor.
Patients Protest The Closing Of Last Sub-Acute Nursing Unit In San Francisco
The closure comes as part of California Pacific Medical Center’s decision to demolish St. Luke’s Hospital to comply with earthquake building codes.
Covered California Announces Increase In Small-Business Exchange Premiums
The small business exchange is not as widely used as the individual marketplace, but does serve about 36,000 Californians.
One Of Several Measures To Control Drug Prices Shelved For The Year
The bill would have focused a spotlight on pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen in the drug pipeline.
Fallout From Rolling Back DACA Would Ripple Through Health Care Industry
Surveys of DACA beneficiaries reveal that about one-fifth of them work in the health care and educational sector, suggesting a potential loss of tens of thousands of workers from in-demand job categories like home health aide and nursing assistant.
Senators Kick Off Efforts To Find Elusive Compromise On Health Care At Cordial Hearing
Democrats will have to agree to something — more flexibility for states — that some may be reluctant to support. And Republicans will have to agree to something, additional funding through the Affordable Care Act, that some may be reluctant to support. That is called a compromise,” Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander said. State insurance commissioners spoke at the session, urging Congress to continue funding subsidies for insurers.
San Diego Council To Decide Whether To Embrace Marijuana Businesses Or Mostly Ban Them
Council members are expected to weigh in on two proposals about how to handle permits for nonretail cannabis businesses.