Latest California Healthline Stories
U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona has “shone a welcome spotlight” on disparities in health care for Latinos, who “for too long have been a footnote in health surveys and statistics,” according to a San Jose Mercury News editorial.
San Francisco May Eliminate Health Care Programs for Seniors, Residents with Mental Illness
San Francisco Department of Public Health Director Dr. Mitch Katz on Friday announced a proposal to eliminate $37.5 million from the department budget in fiscal year 2003-2004 to help address the city’s estimated $350 million budget deficit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bush To Propose 2% Increase in NIH Funding in Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Proposal
President Bush today plans to submit a $2.25 trillion fiscal year 2004 budget proposal to Congress that would provide a 2% increase in NIH funds, the Washington Post reports.
World War II and Korean War Veterans To Take ‘Free Care’ Case to Supreme Court
A lawsuit that asks the federal government to make good on its promise to provide free, lifetime health care to World War II and Korean War veterans could reach the Supreme Court, the Washington Times reports.
Mercury News Examines Water Fluoridation Issue in Watsonville
The San Jose Mercury News today examines issues related to the Watsonville water fluoridation ban, an ordinance that represents the “first formal test” of a state law that requires the practice.
Wall Street Journal Examines Medical Translation Services for Immigrants
The Wall Street Journal today examined the issue of medical translation for immigrants who do not speak English and seek care in non-urban areas, where many physicians “rely on family members, often children, to mediate millions of patient visits.”
USA Today Examines Unions’ Reactions to Rising Health Care Costs for Employees
USA Today today examines how “rapidly” increasing health care costs have “risen to the No. 1 spot” in negotiations between unions and employers.
Reps. Introduce Bill To Ban Reproductive Cloning and Cloning for Research Purposes
Reps. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.) and Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) yesterday introduced a bill that would ban both reproductive cloning and cloning for research purposes, the Associated Press reports.
Los Robles Medical Center Employees Vote To Join Service Employees International Union
Vocational nurses, radiology technicians and other employees at Thousand Oaks-based Los Robles Regional Medical Center on Tuesday voted 293-102 to join the Service Employees International Union, the Ventura County Star reports.
PacifiCare Predicts ‘Little Change’ in First-Quarter Profit from Last Year
Santa Ana-based PacifiCare Health Systems, the nation’s largest operator of Medicare health plans, said it expects that its first-quarter profits will be “little changed” from those the same time last year, Bloomberg News/Los Angeles Times reports.