Latest California Healthline Stories
California Subsidies Would Fall $309 A Month On Average If ACA Is Repealed
Anthony Wright, executive director of the nonprofit group Health Access California, predicts most people will drop their coverage if that happens.
GOP’s Replace-And-Delay Strategy To Face Opposition Within Own Party
The Freedom Caucus, which boasts about 40 members, says it is unacceptable to wait three years to replace the health law. Meanwhile, a court has decided to press pause on a court case involving payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act.
Health Violations Plague Housing Meant To Help S.F. Residents In Need
A San Francisco Chronicle investigation reveals health and safety problems in the single-room-occupancy hotels that are part of the city’s supportive housing network. Meanwhile, homeless people who lived along the Santa Ana river are being uprooted.
Researchers Identify Faulty Stem Cells As Major Culprit In Mystifying Lung Disease
The recent study narrowed in on cells that repair and regenerate damaged lung cells.
Coupons Are Hiding True Price Of Drugs From Patients, Doctors
A recent study found that spending on 23 medicines sold through coupons was as much as $2.7 billion higher over five years than it would have been if the coupons were not used.
Proposed Bill Aims To Track Deaths Linked To Hospital-Acquired ‘Superbugs’
California is currently among the states that do not require reporting of superbug-related deaths.
GOP’s ‘Repeal And Delay’ Strategy Threatens To Send Already-Teetering Market Into Chaos
“Insurers need to know the rules of the road in order to develop plans and set premiums,” says Sabrina Corlette, a professor at the Health Policy Institute of Georgetown University.
Stanislaus County’s Only Licensed Adult Day Care Center In Danger Of Closing
But officials are looking for ways to save the center.
Nurse Fired After Privacy Breach Involving Hundreds Of Patients’ Files
The breach affected patients at both Glendale Adventist Medical Center and its sister hospital White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights.
When It Comes To Food, Americans Have Full-Blown Ideologies, Report Finds
“Food has become a flashpoint in American culture and politics,” researchers write. “The way Americans eat has become a source of potential social, economic and political friction.”