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California Healthline Rounds Up Health-Related Bills Approved by the Legislature
California Healthline today rounds up health-related bills recently approved by the Legislature before adjourning.
California Healthline Rounds Up Recent Proposition 54 Coverage
California Healthline today rounds up recent media coverage of Proposition 54, which will appear on the Oct. 7 recall ballot.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Gephardt Criticizes Dean for Past Support of Medicare Cuts
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) on Friday accused fellow Democratic president candidate and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean of siding with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and other congressional Republicans in the mid-1990s on a plan to decrease spending on Medicare, the Des Moines Register reports.
San Luis Obispo County Hospitals Implement Electronic Emergency Room Management Systems
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and Twin Cities Community Hospital in San Luis Obispo County have implemented software to improve patient flow and reduce wait and discharge times in the emergency room, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reports.
Department of Justice Files Lawsuit To Close Pharmacy Storefront Chain Rx Depot
The Department of Justice yesterday filed a lawsuit that seeks an injunction to close Oklahoma-based Rx Depot and partner Rx of Canada, which help U.S. consumers purchase prescription drugs from Canada, USA Today reports.
Support for Proposition 54 Declining as Awareness Increases, Poll Finds
Support for Proposition 54 continues to decline, with 40% favoring and 40% opposing the ballot initiative, according to a Field Poll survey of 505 likely voters conducted between Sept. 3 and Sept. 7, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Washington Post Examines Lack of Attention to Patients’ Rights Issue in Congress
The Washington Post today looks at how the issue of patients’ rights has “faded from view — both at the White House and in Congress.”
Senators Criticize Proposed Changes To Veterans Affairs Health System
At a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing Thursday, senators said that they are concerned that proposed changes to the Veterans Affairs Department would deny some veterans access to health services and treatments, the AP/Las Vegas Sun reports.
Assembly Approves Inmate Health Release, Medical Marijuana I.D. Bills
The Assembly yesterday passed two bills that would release incapacitated inmates and give identification cards to medical marijuana patients and caregivers, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Kaiser Permanente Opens Clovis Multi-Service Outpatient Clinic
Kaiser Permanente today will open a new $21 million, 65,000-square-foot outpatient clinic in Clovis in an effort to “better serve” the HMO’s growing Central Valley membership, the Fresno Bee reports.