Latest California Healthline Stories
President Bush Urges Medicare Conferees To Reach Compromise
In a meeting Thursday at the White House, President Bush urged members of the conference committee charged with reconciling the House and Senate Medicare bills (HR 1 and S 1) to work together to reach a compromise, but he did not make specific recommendations on how to find agreement on contentious issues, the Washington Times reports.
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday rejected a proposal by representatives of the Three Rivers Indian Lodge near Manteca to move its drug and alcohol treatment center to 140 acres of farmland in French Camp, the Stockton Record reports.
HMOs Offer Reward Programs for Healthy Choices
Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal on Thursday looks at the increasing number of health plans that are rewarding members who exercise, lose weight or quit smoking with “everything from health club memberships to European vacations.”
Livermore City Council Rescinds Health Benefits Plan for Current, Former Council Members
The Livermore City Council on Monday unanimously voted to rescind health benefits for some current and past members of the council, the Contra Costa Times reports.
KCET’s “Life & Times” on Monday profiled the St. John’s Well Child and Family Center, which opened last June in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles and provides free health care to children and families.
King/Drew Medical Center Asks Group Not To Withdraw Accreditation for Surgery Residency Program
Officials from Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center on Wednesday formally requested that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education not withdraw accreditation for a surgery residency program at the hospital, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Oct. 17 Deadline Established To Reach Agreement on Final Medicare Bill
Republican congressional leaders on Wednesday met with Republican members of the conference committee charged with reconciling the House and Senate Medicare bills (HR 1 and S 1) to lay out a four-week timetable that would have negotiators reaching a final agreement by Oct. 17, the AP/Las Vegas Sun reports.
Presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark (D) on Wednesday issued a $100 billion economic and homeland security proposal that would include funds for state Medicaid programs, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.
Childhood Obesity, Related Health Problems Increase in Three Counties, Study Finds
The incidence of childhood obesity and related health problems is increasing in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, according to a study released Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Farmers Insurance To Drop Medical Malpractice Coverage in 18 States
Farmers Insurance Group announced Wednesday that it plans to stop selling medical malpractice insurance, a decision that will affect physicians in the 18 states that it serves, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports.