Latest California Healthline Stories
Tenet’s Recent Troubles Spur Stock Devaluation Across Health System Industry
Tenet Healthcare’s recent troubles have prompted widespread concern over a possible “crackdown on Medicare fraud” that has begun to “dra[g] down” share prices for Tenet and other health care systems, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Marin Cancer Project Volunteers Canvass County Seeking Answers on Elevated Breast Cancer Rate
The Marin Cancer Project on Saturday sent 2,000 volunteers door-to-door in Marin County to search for reasons behind the county’s elevated breast cancer rate, the AP/Nando Times reports.
Service Workers at Stanford, Lucille Packard Children’s Hospitals To Strike Tomorrow
After rejecting management’s contract offer on Friday, workers at the Stanford and Lucile Salter Packard Children’s hospitals will hold a one-day strike on Wednesday, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
Nation’s Public Health System Needs ‘Major Overhaul,’ Institute of Medicine Study Says
The nation’s public health system needs a “major overhau[l]” to enable states to effectively deal with mounting threats such as infections, preventable diseases and bioterrorism, according to a new Institute of Medicine report.
Individual health insurance policies offered in California have a “wide variation” in prices and benefits, according to a new study released last week by the California HealthCare Foundation.
Bee Analysis Finds Sacramento Hospitals Charge More for Services Than Other Facilities Statewide
Hospital charges for common illnesses and injuries are higher in the Sacramento area than in other metropolitan areas of the state, according to an analysis by the Sacramento Bee.
Los Angeles Times Editorial Asks Federal, State Officials To Address Problem of Uninsured
The passage of a Los Angeles County ballot measure that will raise property taxes to fund trauma care centers and emergency rooms indicates that “ordinary people want action on the health care problems that politicians love to ignore,” such as the uninsured, a Los Angeles Times editorial states.
Controversies Prompt Analysts To Lower Tenet’s Ratings
At least 11 analysts have downgraded their ratings for Santa Barbara-based Tenet Healthcare in the wake of the company’s recent controversies and subsequent “management shakeup,” the Tennessean reports.
Poised To Assume Control of Congress, Republicans Lawmakers Outline Health Care Agenda
Republican lawmakers, who will assume control of both the House and Senate in the 108th Congress next year, plan to address a number of health care issues, “acutely aware that a one-party government is fraught with risks as well as opportunities,” the New York Times reports.
Redding Must Fluoridate Water Despite Passage of Ban, State Health Officials Say
Residents of Redding last week passed a ballot measure that would ban the addition of fluoride to the water supply, but Department of Health Services officials said that the community will have “no choice in the matter,” the Los Angeles Times reports.