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Medicare Program Offers Incentives To Help Patients Get Healthier
Providers who run Medicare’s year-long programs will receive up to $425 per participant if attendees take all the classes and lose 5 percent of their body weight during the year.
Amid Political Rhetoric, CBO Clarifies The Extent Medicaid Would Be Slashed By Republican Plan
At the request of Democrats, the Congressional Budget Office releases a more detailed and long-ranging report on the effects that the Republican plan would have on the federal-state program for low-income people.
Delay On Senate Vote Could Be Political Boon For Vulnerable California Lawmakers
“It would be best for them if the delay leads to a fizzle and nothing happens,” said Bruce Cain, a Stanford political science professor. “They’d be much better off than if they passed the bill and 15 million people lose” their health coverage next year.
Allegations Of Poor Conditions In Jails ‘Inaccurate Or Purposely Distorted,’ Sheriff Claims
The American Civil Liberties Union alleges that Orange County deputies often use excessive force against inmates, instigate violent confrontations among prisoners, house inmates in unsanitary conditions and deny inmates adequate health care.
Hey, Needle-Phobes: This Promising Flu Vaccination Patch Could Be Answer To Your Prayers
But it’s not just good news for those who don’t like the shot: doctors and public health experts have high hopes that vaccine patches will boost the number of people who get immunized against the flu.
There Is No ‘Safe’ Level Of Pollution — Even Small Amounts Lead To Premature Death
“The air that we are breathing right now is harmful, it’s toxic,” said Francesca Dominici, a data scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Valley Children’s Hospital Nabs Spots On National Rankings Lists
“U.S. News & World Report has recognized what we’ve known for a long time — that our pediatric specialists, nurses and everyone here at Valley Children’s stack up with the best,” Valley Children’s President and CEO Todd Suntrapak said.
Low Number Of Patients Utilizing Aid-In-Dying Law May Signal Issues With Access To Doctors
“It means that there are so many people who cannot get a doctor to work with them,” said Dr. Lonny Shavelson, a Berkeley-based primary care doctor.
Threats, Violent Rhetoric Hurled At Lawmaker Who Blocked Single-Payer Plan
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon blamed proponents of SB 562 for hyping up legitimate anxieties over what is happening at the federal level while pushing a proposal in California that is lacking basic details.
Deep Divisions May Provoke GOP Leaders Into Doing Previously Unthinkable: Working With Democrats
Republicans have shunned any talks about bipartisan efforts before, but they’ve stumbled trying to go it alone. Either way, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is on the hunt for votes.