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Viewpoints: Health Care Is A Human Right And It Should Be Universal
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
McConnell Concedes Bill Might Not Pass, But Reaffirms Need To Shore Up Individual Markets
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will have a new bill ready for the returning lawmakers, but that if they can’t reach an agreement “no action is not an alternative” that’s acceptable.
Redding Doctor Booked On Suspicion Of Sexually Abusing Eight Minors
Police say they also found child pornography when they searched the office, home and a storage unit of Dr. Benjamin Shettell.
Researchers Want Any Film Depicting Smoking To Be Given An R-Rating
It would “save a million kids’ lives,” says Stanton A. Glantz, the senior author of a recent report finding an increase in PG-13 films that depicts smoking or tobacco use.
Amount Of Opioids Prescribed In U.S. Is Falling, But That’s Where The Good News Ends
Scientists say there are still “too many people getting medicine at too high a level and for too long.”
State Reveals Project To Remove Lead From Soil Around Former Battery Recycling Plant
Among the areas slated for cleanup are 46 child-care centers, five private schools and two parks in a zone extending 1.7 miles from the Exide Technologies plant.
Medicare Beneficiaries In Observation Care May Face Surprise Hospital, Nursing Home Bills
A Modesto Bee article examines the costs for one woman. Also, a look at problems with a Medicare program designed to help poorly performing nursing homes.
Navy’s Crown Jewel Of Medicine And Economic Powerhouse Celebrates 100 Years
San Diego’s naval hospital is one of the largest U.S. military medical centers in the world.
Billionaire’s Propensity For Grandiosity Makes Some Wary Of His Investments Into Hospitals
The Mercury News offers a look at the controversial Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong.
Cruz’s Amendment To Let Insurers Sell Cheap ‘Junk’ Plans Could Sway Conservatives
But moderates and experts warn that while allowing insurance companies to sell non-compliant plans would benefit young, healthy patients, it would hit others in the marketplace hard.