Latest California Healthline Stories
Raley’s Awaits Pharmacists’ Vote Before Deciding Whether To Proceed with Lawsuit
Raley’s supermarket chain yesterday announced that it will wait for the results of a second contract vote by the company’s unionized pharmacists before deciding whether to proceed with a federal lawsuit filed two weeks ago, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Two CNA-Supported Candidates Win Seats on Antelope Valley Hospital Board
Two candidates supported by the California Nurses Association have won seats on the board of Antelope Valley Hospital, which could bolster the CNA’s effort to unionize nurses at the facility, the Los Angeles Times reports.
LAO Report Offers CalPERS Cost-Cutting Suggestions
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System could “do more” to decrease the amount it pays for health insurance for state workers, a new study by the Sacramento Bee reports.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 4-1 to establish a committee to discuss a needle exchange program to help reduce the spread of HIV and hepatitis C in the county, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports.
FTC Chair Muris Pledges ‘Vigilance’ Against Antitrust Violations in Health Care Industry
Federal Trade Commission Chair Timothy Muris today is expected to “vo[w] continued vigilance” against antitrust violations in the health care industry, the Wall Street Journal reports.
FDA Commissioner McClellan Calls For Faster Drug Review, Increased Efficiency
Speeding market entry of safe medicines, hastening marketing of generic drugs, updating drug manufacturing standards, retaining FDA scientists and decreasing medical errors top new FDA Administrator Mark McClellan’s “tentative agenda,” Dow Jones Business News reports.
One of the two doctors currently under investigation for allegedly performing “unnecessary” procedures at Tenet Healthcare’s Redding Medical Center had been previously monitored by another Redding hospital for concerns over “patient care and employee safety,” according to court documents, the New York Times reports.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Examines Reasons for Health Care Disparities in Texas
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Sunday examined health services that Texas hospitals provide to African Americans and Hispanics.
Although Los Angeles County has the most uninsured residents in the nation, the Bush administration has “shown little interest in saving Los Angeles County’s imploding health care system,” according to a Los Angeles Times editorial.
Pharmaceutical Supplier AmerisourceBergen To Acquire Software Vendor Bridge Medical
The pharmaceutical supply company AmerisourceBergen will acquire the privately held Solana Beach-based bar-coding software vendor Bridge Medical in a stock transaction worth approximately $27 million, the companies announced yesterday.