Latest California Healthline Stories
If History Is Any Indication, New Labeling Bills Will Be Facing An Uphill Battle
The push and pull between consumer advocates who say people deserve to know what’s in their products and companies usually results in the proposed legislation dying in the Legislature.
Single-Payer Movement Provides Outlet For Stymied Liberals’ Sweeping Health Care Ambitions
Despite being in an era where Republicans want to move health care toward conservative-backed policies, there’s a new energy infusing the single-payer movement in the states.
Issa Touts GOP’s Health Care Bill At Crowded Town Hall
“I want you to understand that one of the natures of the Affordable Care Act was that it was anti-choice because you could not choose not to take insurance,” Rep. Darrell Issa said
Viewpoints: Don’t Bet Against Single-Payer Just Yet
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
Price, Who Owned Drug Stocks, Allegedly Pushed Australians On Policies To Benefit Drugmakers
A congressional aide tells ProPublica that HHS Secretary Tom Price, while still in Congress in 2016 and visiting Australia, put pressure on officials there to change their position so that drugmakers could keep their data protected for 12 years instead of five.
Republican Senator: ‘I Don’t See A Comprehensive Health Care Plan This Year’
Sen. Richard Burr (R., N.C.) paints a pessimistic picture of the upper chamber’s chances of moving forward on health care when members get back from recess. Meanwhile, some lawmakers mull over taxing employer-sponsored health plans, but that idea would meet fierce resistance from companies. And past promises to lower premiums may come back haunt senators.
Public Health Experts Dismayed At Trump’s ‘Reckless’ Decision To Pull Out Of Paris Accord
A warmer planet will bring more air pollution, fuel the spread of infectious diseases and increase the incidence of certain cancers, among many other things, they warn. “Climate change is perhaps the most important public health issue of our time,” said Mary Pittman, the president and CEO of the Public Health Institute.
Local Surgeons Adopt Technique To Prevent Strokes By Reversing Blood Flow
The process keeps plaque from getting knocked loose and traveling to the brain.
Emotional Scars Still Haunt Firefighters Months After Deadly Blaze
But they say they are reluctant to seek mental health help.
More Than 500 Californians Have Sought Help Under Aid-In-Dying Law
Kat West, the national director of policy and programs at Compassion & Choices, explains what California has learned in the year since the law passed.