Latest California Healthline Stories
San Diego’s Rady Children’s Hospital Climbs Charts In National Ranking
U.S. News & World Report ranked the top children’s hospitals in the country.
Why California’s Single-Payer Proposal Was Doomed To Fail
The bill was more a reflection of ideological wishes than reality, and thus never stood a strong chance of passing.
Bay Area Residents Would Be Hit Hard Under The Republican Health Care Plan
A 40-year-old Santa Clara County resident who earns $30,000 a year and pays a $5,790 annual premium under a benchmark silver plan would receive $1,240 less in tax credits under Senate Republicans’ proposed Better Care Reconciliation Act compared to the Affordable Care Act.
Tweak To Senate Bill Penalizing Consumers For Dropping Insurance Draws Sharp Criticism
The change is aimed at appeasing skittish industry leaders, but patient advocates say Americans could face grave health consequences if they have to wait for a plan to kick in before seeking costly treatments.
As GOP Takes Aim At Medicaid, A Growing Chorus Rises To Sing Its Praises
The federal-state program, which covers 70 million low-income Americans, has long been stigmatized as substandard. But it also has grown into a powerhouse program that now provides funding for hospitals, nursing homes and drug treatment, and cutting that back has many people nervous.
CBO Report Paints Grim Picture For Health Bill, Projecting 22 Million More Uninsured By 2026
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office also found that average premiums for plans for single individuals would be about 20 percent higher in 2018 than under current law.
Orange County Clinics To Mark National HIV Testing Day
Along with the free screenings at the clinics, the AIDS Services Foundation on Tuesday will hold an event showcasing an exhibit on the history of HIV/AIDS in Orange County and the group’s goals.
Largest Hep A Outbreak In Decades Sweeping Through San Diego
The total caseload in the first half of 2017 is already 700 percent higher than the county’s yearly average since 2011.
Hospital Adjusts ER To Serve Unique Needs Of Those With Mental Health Issues
Emergency and behavioral health treatment at St. Joseph is also expected to improve even more with a combined $13 million-plus fundraising effort to expand facilities for mentally ill ER patients.
California Pumps Brakes On ‘Woefully Incomplete’ Single-Payer Legislation
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon cited the fact that the bill doesn’t address issues such as financing, delivery of care, cost controls, or the realities of needed action by the Trump administration.