Latest California Healthline Stories
Foundation Awards Grants to Boost Diversity in the Health Care Workforce
Responding to studies that found that “cultural and linguistic factors” present a barrier to care” for low-income families, the HealthCare Foundation for Orange County has awarded “Partners for Health” grants totaling about $725,000 to boost ethnic diversity in the health care workforce.
State Audit Finds Nursing Homes Failed to Provide Pay Hikes
An ongoing state audit has found that 49 out of 160 California nursing homes have “failed to pass along” state-mandated pay increases to workers, the Sacramento Bee reports.
McCain Positioned to Steal Bush’s Thunder
The Wall Street Journal today profiles “maverick” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and how his “restless political activism” and “alliances with high-profile Democrats” on health care issues may concern White House officials, who are still “wary” of President Bush’s “onetime rival.”
St. John’s Nurses Reach Agreement, Get Say in Staffing
Registered nurses at St. John’s hospitals in Oxnard and Camarillo reached a tentative agreement with management late Wednesday night, “just hours before” their scheduled four-day strike was to begin, the Los Angeles Times reports.
‘News Hour’ Highlights Bush Prescription Drug Plan
“The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” yesterday reported on President Bush’s recently unveiled prescription drug plan and the opposition it faces from state and federal lawmakers.
UCSF Receives $15M Grant to Post More Tobacco Industry Documents Online
Backed by a $15 million grant from the American Legacy Foundation, the University of California-San Francisco will maintain a “user-friendly” online archive of documents on the tobacco industry and create the Center for Tobacco Control and Research, a department that will study tobacco documents and “train scholars in the field,” the AP/Contra Costa Times reports.
Thompson to Address HHS Staff Today, Broadcast On Web
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson will today greet HHS staff in an 11 a.m. EST address to all employees upon his arrival at the Department of Health and Human Services.
San Francisco Agency Approves Plan to Cover City’s Uninsured Kids
The San Francisco Health Commission on Jan. 30 unanimously approved a proposal to provide health coverage to about 5,000 of the city’s uninsured children, the San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times reports.
Medicare Managed Care Companies Will Fare Better Under Bush, Rep. Says
Managed care plans participating in the Medicare+Choice program might “get more support and … flourish” under President Bush than they did under former President Clinton, Rep. Wally Herger (R) said last week in a telephone interveiw with the Chico Enterprise.
Davis Announces $25M Grant for Health Care Job Training
As part of his Aging with Dignity Initiative, Gov. Gray Davis (D) yesterday announced 12 grants totaling $25 million for regional partnerships to recruit, train and retain caregivers and health care professionals throughout the state.