Latest California Healthline Stories
Ten Individuals Indicted for Alleged Illegal Online Sales of Prescription Drugs
Federal officials announced Wednesday that a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., has returned a 108-count indictment against 10 people, including several doctors and pharmacists, and three companies for allegedly illegally selling controlled substances over the Internet, the Washington Post reports.
King/Drew Medical Center Might Face Closure of Third Residency Program
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has recommended closing Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center ‘s neonatal residency program, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Leads Effort To Delay Implementation of Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Rules
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich (D) is leading an effort to draft a Board of Supervisors letter asking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) to delay the deadline for compliance with nurse-to-patient ratio rules set to take effect Jan. 1, the Pasadena Star-News reports.
CMS Administrator Tom Scully Announces Resignation
CMS Administrator Tom Scully on Wednesday confirmed that he will resign Dec. 15 after President Bush has signed the Medicare bill (HR 1) into law, the AP/Boston Globe reports.
President Bush on Wednesday signed into law a bill (S 650) that could require pharmaceutical companies to test the safety of their products in children, AP/Long Island Newsday reports.
U.S. Workers Have Increased Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs, Study Finds
Health care costs are increasing more rapidly than incomes, according to a Center for Studying Health System Change study released Wednesday, CongressDaily reports.
Editorial, Opinion Piece Address Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Law
An editorial and an opinion piece respond to the announcement Monday that Californians Against Government Run Healthcare, a coalition of business groups led by the California Chamber of Commerce, has collected more than 620,000 signatures to place a referendum on the March 2004 statewide ballot to repeal a law (SB 2) that would require some employers to provide health coverage to workers or pay into a state fund that would provide such coverage.
Veterans Administration To Build New Medical Clinic in Santa Maria
The Veterans Administration has announced plans for a new, full-service, medical clinic in Santa Maria to provide health care for veterans in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reports.
Workers’ Compensation Insurance Premium Rates To Decrease 3.6% on Average in 2004
The average workers’ compensation insurance premium rate reduction for 2004 is 3.6%, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi (D) announced on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Bush To Sign Medicare Legislation; Democrats Strategize Changes
President Bush plans to sign the Medicare legislation (HR 1) passed by Congress last month in a ceremony on Monday, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan announced on Tuesday, CongressDaily reports.