Latest California Healthline Stories
PhRMA Announces Plans To Launch Voluntary Clinical Trial Registry Web Site
As expected, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America on Tuesday presented plans to launch on Oct. 1 a voluntary Web site that would include summary results from most of its members’ studies, an announcement that comes amid “growing clamor” for increased transparency in clinical trial reporting, the Boston Globe reports.
Schwarzenegger Considering Several Health-Related Bills
The Sacramento Business Journal on Friday examined health-related bills that the Legislature approved before adjourning last month and forwarded to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for consideration.
Oakdale Residents Approve Bond To Fund Construction of Oak Valley Hospital Replacement Facility
Oakdale residents last week approved a $37 million bond to rebuild Oak Valley Hospital, the Modesto Bee reports.
Democratic Presidential Nominee Kerry Responds to Criticism From GOP Convention Speakers
Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (Mass.) on Sept. 3 said that while Vice President Dick Cheney on Sept. 1 called him unfit for office, it is President Bush who is “unfit to lead this country,” in part because he has not acted on domestic issues, such as health care for the uninsured and unemployment, the New York Times reports.
NIH Proposal Would Make Public All Agency-Funded Research
NIH on Friday proposed a “major policy change” that would make available at no cost to the public the results of all NIH-funded research six months after the work is published in a scientific journal, the Washington Post reports.
HHS Announces 17% Increase in Medicare Part B Premiums for 2005
Monthly premiums for Medicare Part B — which covers physician services, outpatient hospital care, some home health services and durable medical equipment — will increase about 17% to $78.20 in 2005, HHS officials announced Friday, the New York Times reports.
Tenet Agrees to Sale of Three Los Angeles-Area Hospitals; Receives Federal Subpoena
Santa Barbara-based Tenet Healthcare on Aug. 31 agreed to sell three of its Los Angeles-area hospitals to Centinela Freeman HealthSystems, a private group of investors led by the CEOs of the hospitals, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Bush Outlines Health Care Proposals in Speech to Republican National Convention
President Bush, who formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Sept. 2 at the Republican National Convention, in his acceptance speech outlined “relatively modest” proposals to expand access to health care and address other domestic issues over the next four years, the New York Times reports.
Labor Day Events Focus on Health Care, Express Support for Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Law
The Alameda County Central Labor Council’s annual Labor Day celebration on Monday focused on improving access to health care and emphasizing support for Proposition 72, a referendum on the Nov. 2 statewide ballot that would preserve a new state law (SB 2) that will require some employers to provide health insurance to their employees or pay into a state fund to provide such coverage, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Campaigns for, Against Measure To Fund Stem Cell Research Report Disparate Financial Resources
The campaign in favor of Proposition 71 — a measure on the Nov. 2 statewide ballot that would issue state bonds to raise an average of $295 million annually over 10 years to promote stem cell research — has reported more than $10.7 million in donations, compared with $75,000 raised by opponents of the measure, the Los Angeles Times reports.