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California Prepares For Expected Health Care Changes From Trump Adminstration
“Trumpcare” access and coverage concerns residents, state lawmakers and local officials. In a preemptive move, the California legislature hires former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as an adviser.
Pence Rallies GOP Lawmakers Toward Repeal, But Disagreements Over Strategy Emerge
As Republicans move toward their long-desired repeal of President Barack Obama’s signature health law, Vice President-elect Mike Pence holds meetings on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, the rank and file try to reach consensus on dismantling a law that impacts the nation’s $3 trillion health sector and covers millions of Americans.
Teen Pregnancy Rates Down In Kern But Still Top California Counties
In other women’s health news, new research connects pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia to eye problems later in life.
Bakersfield Hospital Treats Mass Murderer Charles Manson
In other public health news, researchers study gun violence.
Judge Rejects Motion To Overturn Verdict Upholding Amgen’s Cholesterol Drug Patents
Sanofi and Regeneron, which manufacture rival drugs, filed the suit against Amgen. In other industry news, the FDA investigates complaints of exploding batteries in e-cigarette devices.
Kaiser Permanente Opens Three New Medical Offices In Santa Cruz County
The new facilities in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville mark the health provider’s first major expansion in Northern California in two decades.
Doctors’ Group Urges GOP Lawmakers To Proceed With Caution On Repeal Strategy
The American Medical Association, the nation’s largest professional organization for physicians, wrote a letter to congressional leaders asking them to provide clear details about how their replacement plan would ensure that people do not lose their health insurance once Obamacare is repealed.
Repeal And Replace Top GOP To-Do List But Completing That Task Brings Risks, Challenges
This ambitious and complicated undertaking, which would have significant impact on both the insurance marketplace and political landscape, is leading to differences in opinion among Republican lawmakers about how best to proceed.
And Vice President-elect Mike Pence meets with GOP lawmakers to discuss the best way to dismantle Obamacare. These separate strategy sessions take place on the second day of the new Congress. On Day One, Senate Budget Committee Chair Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., introduced a budget resolution that will serve as a vehicle for taking apart much of the statute.
The Back Story On San Jose And Fluoridated Water
Meanwhile, Sacramento has become a destination for Afghan refugees, but their life here does not come without struggle; in San Diego, a group of churches have resolved to inspire improved public health; LA County opens its first “sobering center” on Skid Row; and other news.