Latest California Healthline Stories
Latinas Develop Cervical Cancer More Than Women of Other Races, CDC Study Shows
Latinas develop cervical cancer almost twice as often as women in other racial groups, an indication that not enough Latinas are receiving screenings for the disease, according to a CDC study published in the Nov. 29 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Bay Area Physician Groups Attempt To Attract Asian-American Patients
Some Bay area physician groups have launched marketing campaigns to attract Asian-American patients, the region’s fastest-growing demographic group, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
San Francisco Chronicle Opinion Pieces Examine Hospital Cost Variations, Universal Health Care
Two opinion pieces today in the San Francisco Chronicle address problems with the current health care system.
State Fiscal Crisis Expected To Preempt New Spending for Health Care Programs
While state lawmakers are expected to introduce measures this session that would expand health insurance coverage, addressing the state’s expected $21 billion budget shortfall is expected to dominate the session, “virtually” ruling out any new spending, the AP/Ventura County Star reports.
Davis Asks Federal Government To Let State Use Medicaid Funds ‘More Creatively’
Gov. Gray Davis (D) on Wednesday formally asked the federal government for additional financial assistance to help “stabilize” the Los Angeles County public health system, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Program To Help Identify Uninsured Children Through School Lunch Program Begins
The Coalition for Healthy Learning, a not-for-profit group of California businesses and health care leaders, is launching an initiative to help almost 700,000 low-income families in four counties enroll their children in public health programs, the AP/Contra Costa Times reports.
Bush To Order Smallpox Vaccine for Military and Medical Workers, Sources Say
President Bush plans to order smallpox vaccinations for one million medical and military personnel, senior administration officials said last week, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports.
Nurses at Cedars-Sinai Ask Attorney General To Investigate Hospital’s Antiunion Campaign
Nurses at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last Wednesday asked Attorney General Bill Lockyer (D) to investigate whether hospital officials have “illegally tried to thwart a union organizing drive,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
A federal judge in Missouri yesterday gave preliminary approval to an agreement settling a class-action lawsuit against Cigna over its use of software to reduce physicians’ reimbursement claims.
Children of immigrants are more than twice as likely to be in “poor or fair” health as children of U.S.-born parents, according to a new report released on Nov. 26 by the Urban Institute, the Omaha World-Herald reports.