Latest California Healthline Stories
UC-Riverside Plans To Rotate Medical Students at Inland Hospitals
University of California-Riverside officials are working to develop rotations for third- and fourth-year medical students at local hospitals and clinics as part of university efforts to launch a medical school, UCR Chancellor France Cordova told physicians and civic leaders on Wednesday, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports.
Grassley Criticizes Medicare Provisions in Budget
Senate Finance Committee members on Thursday at a hearing with HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt “criticized many health care provisions” of President Bush’s fiscal year 2007 budget proposal, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Officials Reconsider Lawsuit, ‘Clawback’ Formula Recalculated
California officials are re-evaluating a lawsuit to challenge the “clawback” provision of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, after the Bush administration on Thursday said it would recalculate the funding formula, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Physician Groups Weighing Cost, Benefit of Technology
The Boston Globe on Friday examined a “widening technology gap” between large physician networks that use electronic health records and smaller, independent practices that cannot afford to install them.
Weight Gain Could Affect Health, Lifespan in Los Angeles County
Adults in Los Angeles County have gained an average of six pounds each over the past eight years, and 25% of county adults will be obese by 2010 if current trends continue, according to a study the county Department of Health Services released Thursday, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
FDA Senior Staff Members File Incomplete Applications for Outside Work
Most FDA senior staff members who applied for permission to consult, lecture or perform other activities outside of the agency between 2000 and 2003 filed incomplete applications, according to a review by the HHS Office of Inspector General released on Thursday, the Baltimore Sun reports.
California Healthline Highlights Recent Hospital News
Escondido approves zoning changes for new hospital; Accreditation group to inspect UC-Irvine Medical Center
Panel To Examine Health Care for Uninsured
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) this week named 10 members to a committee comprising health experts, labor unions and businesses to examine his plan to provide health insurance for the city’s uninsured residents, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Advocates for Disabled Criticize Assisted Suicide Bill
Many disabilities rights advocates are opposing a bill (AB 651) to legalize doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, saying it could pressure people with disabilities to request lethal prescriptions, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Medicare Pilot Program Set To Begin
CMS last week announced it has enrolled 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries in a pilot program to test a coordinated care system for individuals with multiple chronic conditions, the Wall Street Journal reports.