Latest California Healthline Stories
Medicare Again Front And Center In Closing Days Of 2018 Campaigns
Republicans seek to turn the tables on charges that they are undermining preexisting conditions, so they’re hammering the plans championed by some Democrats to expand Medicare. In California, a large nursing union shifts strategies to take its “Medicare for all” message to a national audience.
‘Politics Are Really Difficult’ For Trump’s Plan On Medicare Drug Costs
Drug pricing experts say the proposal rolled out by the president Friday to tie what the government pays for Medicare drugs administered in doctors’ offices to what other countries pay for the drugs faces many obstacles. Drugmakers, doctors and some members of Congress are not on board yet.
High Demand But Low Wages: How Workers Who Care For Aging Patients Struggle
Work as a caregiver can be physically demanding and complex, but people in the field often have to take two jobs to make ends meet. “We’re limited in what we pay because of reimbursements,” Paul Randolph, intake supervisor at Excel Home Care, tells The Wall Street Journal.
Small Biotech’s Cholesterol Drug Could Shake Up Market Dominated By Big Drugmakers
Esperion Therapeutics’ once-a-day treatment is moving toward approval. In other industry news, Pfizer and Novartis team up to test a liver disease therapy. And the influence of a private equity firm in a medical journal publication is questioned.
Shopping For A Plan On The ACA Marketplace? Funding Cutbacks Mean Fewer Guides To Help
Covered California has begun its enrollment — and other exchanges created by the federal health law are set to open Nov. 1. But in some areas, people may find selecting a plan more difficult this year without navigators. Meanwhile, people who get their insurance through their jobs are also often picking plans this time of year and have a number of important choices.
Union Employees End 3-Day Strike At University Of California Teaching Hospitals
And in more industry news: Infection rates at two Valley hospitals show big differences. And ahead of its opening, tours of the new Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley hospital take place.
Push To Register San Francisco’s Homeless People Ahead Of Schedule
The city has enrolled 3,452 homeless adults in its tracking program, One System, since August. News on health concerns for California’s homeless population is also reported out of Modesto and Glendale.
Trump Green Card Proposal Triggers Troubling Health Care Trend Among Some Immigrants
Immigrants at one Oakland clinic are worried that being enrolled in Medicaid will stall their efforts to gain citizenship.
Gov. Brown Demands Trump Administration Jettison Plan Loosening Auto Emission Rules
“Attack on innovative technology jeopardizes the health of millions,” the governor says, as officials from California and other states dispute federal analysis on emissions that led to proposed change in federal standards.
Dialysis Companies Donate $111M To Oppose Ballot Initiative To Cap Their Profits
The well-funded anti-Proposition 8 campaign is spending the bulk of its money on TV and radio ads to appeal to California voters.