Latest California Healthline Stories
Teledentistry Program Teaches Students About Health, Provides Them Services
Dental hygienists and assistants from the organization routinely visit schools to offer cleanings, X-rays and other services to students while also sending appointment results to a licensed dentist for evaluation.
New Report Lets Scientists Wrap Arms Around Scope Of Zika-Related Birth Defects
Until now, doctors hadn’t been able to pin down the actual risk of a child being born with Zika-related birth defects, but a new study shines light on the numbers.
DNA Testing Company Raided By FBI In Agency’s Effort To Crack Down On Health Fraud
The company’s test, which is purported to determine risk of opioid addiction, has been called “hogwash.”
Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse Programs To Get Boost From Prop. 47 Money
The city of Los Angeles also received nearly $12 million to launch a drug-intervention initiative under the city attorney’s office and for a program led by the mayor’s office to help former inmates find jobs.
Covered California Will Use Higher Rates If Insurer Subsidies Aren’t Settled By Mid-August
A recent analysis commissioned by Covered California estimated that premiums for silver plans would jump by 16.6 percent if federal funding for cost-sharing subsidies were lost.
HHS Chief Of Staff Last Year Lobbied Very Agency He Now Helps Run, Ethics Waivers Reveal
Lance Leggitt helped collect $400,000 in fees last year while working as a lobbyist to try to influence Medicare policy at the Department of Health and Human Services.
GOP Wooed Conservatives In House, But Senate Compromises Are Favoring Moderates
Leadership has little room for error in their strategy to secure enough votes. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may favor keeping coverage protections for people with preexisting conditions, an aide says.
LA Patrol Deputies To Be Equipped With Anti-Overdose Medication
Commander Judy Gerhardt lost a nephew to an opioid addiction and it drove her to try to make sure that tragedy didn’t happen to other families.
Even In Liberal California, Odds Are Stacked Against Single-Payer System
The legislation has a lot to overcome, and its hefty price tag is first on that list.
Stigma About Being ‘Go-To’ Doctor For Aid-In-Dying Prescriptions May Be Impeding Law
Media outlets offer a look at how California’s aid-in-dying law is faring a year in.