Latest California Healthline Stories
2 Lawmakers Aren’t Ready To Walk Away From Universal Coverage
Even though California’s latest single-payer push failed, state Sens. Toni Atkins and Ricardo Lara say their family histories have convinced them that they must continue to push for the idea.
Covered California Is Touted As Model Of Success, But There Are People It Has Failed
KQED looks at the struggles rural Californians have faced under the Affordable Care Act.
Lawsuit Against California Claims Medi-Cal Provides ‘Unequal System Of Health Care’
Civil rights advocates file suit against California, alleging that care provided by Medi-Cal is substandard and disproportionately hurts Latinos — by far the largest group of enrollees.
GOP To Unveil New Version Of Health Bill On Thursday
And the score from the Congressional Budget Office would follow early next week. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is delaying recess for lawmakers to work on health care and clear their legislative backlog.
With Smoking In Movies On Rise, Experts Want All Films With Tobacco Use To Get An R-Rating
They say there’s evidence that strongly suggests that depictions of smoking in movies can lead to youth smoking.
County To Invest $17M Into Helping Homeless Patients With Mental Illnesses
The county’s work will target Medi-Cal patients who are homeless, or at risk of losing their housing, and who have a serious mental illness, particularly the elderly.
Ruiz Defends Republicans’ Intentions, Shoots Down Notion Health Plan Is ‘Evil Plot’
“I think what they want to do is save money,” U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz said.
Union Points Fingers At Understaffing For High Rate Of Hospital-Acquired Conditions
But Stanford Health Care’s Ann Weinacker said after the news conference Tuesday that data presented by the union is outdated and the hospital’s infection numbers actually have improved since 2014.
Brown Signs Budget Including $20M In One-Time Emergency Grants For Community Clinics
The budget also allocates $5 million toward fighting diabetes in the state.
‘We Need To Start Voting’: GOP Leaders Press For Progress Even As Divisions Grow Deeper
Senators are back from break after facing angry constituents at home, but they only have three weeks before the upcoming August recess to smooth out disagreements over the proposed health care bill.