Latest California Healthline Stories
Only Calif. Republican To Schedule Town Halls Over Break Met With Raucous Crowd
One attendee told Rep. Doug LaMalfa, “May you die in pain.”
CVS In Cahoots With PBMs To Pocket Extra Money From Prescription Drugs, Calif. Woman Claims
Megan Schultz is suing the largest U.S. pharmacy chain saying it hides drugs’ cash price even though they are cheaper.
Bay Area ACO Co-Founded By UCSF Adding 3 Dignity Hospitals To In-Network Provider List
The expansion of the Canopy network is part of a broader push by providers to better compete with Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health, the two dominant health systems in the Bay Area.
Those who have studied health care’s specific vulnerabilities worry that hackers — working for enemy states or cybercrime groups — could train their digital sights directly on U.S. hospitals, health care networks and medical devices.
For Insurance Commissioners On Front Lines, Subsidies Aren’t Just A Part Of A Political Game
In Washington, the subsidies for insurers have become a hot topic in the health care debates, but state insurance commissioners are more concerned about what they’ll actually have to do if they’re cut off. Without the federal subsidies, insurers would need to get the money — estimated at $7 billion to $10 billion next year — from another source.
Doctor Who Made Medicine A Practice Rather Than A Business Retires
During his long career, Dr. Richard Mahrer, 92, garnered respect from patients and colleagues alike.
Suicide Attempts, Hunger Strikes And Death Plague Immigration Facility
Among those held at the Adelanto Detention Facility are asylum seekers, people caught in immigration sweeps and those identified by authorities as potentially deportable after landing in jail. Some have lived in the U.S. for decades, others were sent to Adelanto soon after crossing the border.
Scripps La Jolla Knocks UC San Diego Out Of Top Spot For Region In Hospital Rankings
Neither made U.S. News & World Report’s top 20 hospitals in the country, but the No. 1 regional spot still carries a lot of cache.
Covered California Premiums For San Diego Just Under Statewide Average
Jan Spencely, executive director of the nonprofit San Diegans for Healthcare Coverage, said almost nine out of ten San Diegans enrolled in Covered California get financial assistance.
Appeals Court Strikes Down Calif.’s Lowered Medi-Cal Payments For Hospital Outpatients
The state cut its Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals by 10 percent for services that didn’t require an overnight stay and eventually got approval from the Obama administration. The federal appeals court said the government can adopt such measures only if it shows that access to care is not affected.