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Ballot Initiative To Raise Sales Tax To Build Mental Health Facilities Deemed ‘Unrealistic’
The ballot measure would not fund any services or pay for operating facilities, and some are concerned it would thus create “an excessive unnecessary burden” to the county’s finances.
Obama Administration Launches Full-On Courtship As Open Enrollment Nears
It will use social media, TV ads, email and direct mail to reach more uninsured Americans. But the media blitz will run up against Republicans’ campaigns touting the opposite message.
Study: For Every Life Saved By Mammogram, Four Are Over-Diagnosed And Over-Treated
“Mammography can help a few — a very few — women, but it comes at a real human cost, including people undergoing treatment unnecessarily,” says Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, one of the authors of the study.
Scientists See Potential Cure For Sickle Cell In Gene-Editing Technology
The disease occurs when a single letter in the HBB gene is a T instead of an A, which makes it an ideal target for gene editing. “It is one single target that is the same in every sickle cell patient,” said Dana Carroll, a biochemist.
With New Reforms, Zenefits Looks To Close Chapter On Past Riddled With Issues
The California company, which helped employers buy health insurance, ran into trouble after it was discovered its founder had created a program to allow sales representatives to skirt requirements on a state insurance licensing course.
Infections From Dental Clinic’s Water Climb To 37
The children had all undergone a root canal procedure at Children’s Dental Group.
American Beverage Association Pours Money Into Local Soda Tax Fight
Altogether, the “No on O1” campaign to defeat the ballot measure in Albany has so far spent $76,000, or about $4 per resident.
Nearly 2,000 In Stanislaus County Must Find New Medicare Plan After Care 1st Drops Out
County residents will still have a choice of seven insurers that offer Medicare Advantage plans.
When It Comes To Buying Off Covered California, ‘Shopping Around Matters’
“Make sure you know what your options are,” says James Scullary of Covered California.
Promising Ebola Drug Fails In Clinical Trial Due To Lack Of Participants
Still, the study authors write, it came close enough to the threshold that it may shift the discussion about the virus.