Latest California Healthline Stories
A lawsuit alleging that a provision in a federal appropriations bill would prevent California from enforcing state laws guaranteeing women’s access to abortion services in emergencies or lose federal funding can proceed, a federal judge ruled on Monday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Schwarzenegger Announces Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has announced plans to hold a summit addressing health, nutrition and obesity on Sept. 15, NBC11 News reports.
Assembly Committee Approves Bill To Create List of Possible Carcinogens in Cosmetics
The Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday voted 8-5 to approve a bill (SB 484) that would regulate ingredients in cosmetics that could potentially cause cancer, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Budget Deficit Could Reach $2.6B in Fiscal Year 2006
The Bush administration on Tuesday acknowledged that the budget deficit for Department of Veterans Affairs health care programs could reach at least $2.6 billion in fiscal year 2006 and said that “it had vastly underestimated the number of service personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan seeking medical treatment” through the programs, the Washington Post reports.
Sponsors of a Senate bill that would restrict the sale of cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine, which is used to make methamphetamine, introduced a revised version of the measure Tuesday that provides exceptions for some retailers that lack a pharmacy, the AP/Las Vegas Sun reports.
House Committee Considers Bill To Allow Purchase of Health Insurance in Any State
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday spoke at a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing in support of a bill (HR 2355) he is sponsoring that would allow U.S. residents to purchase health insurance in any state, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Hemet Valley Health System Seeks Deal To Recruit Foreign Nurses Within Three Months
Hemet Valley Health System on Friday proposed hiring Strategic Healthcare Services to recruit foreign nurses for the system’s hospitals in Hemet, Sun City and Moreno Valley, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports.
Federal Investigation of Redding Physicians Examined
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s case against two former Redding physicians suspected of performing hundreds of unnecessary heart procedures to defraud Medicare “appears to have stalled,” the Sacramento Bee reports.
DOJ Investigates Abuse Allegations at Atascadero State Hospital
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating allegations of patient abuse at Atascadero State Hospital, a facility near San Luis Obispo that houses and treats convicted sexually violent predators and criminally insane prisoners, the AP/Contra Costa Times reports.
Wall Street Journal Examines Efforts To Curb Health Care Cost Increases Through Use of Generics
The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined how employers and health plans are trying to encourage members to use generic medications to help control prescription drug costs.