Latest California Healthline Stories
Hillary Clinton May Get Seat on Senate Health Panel
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) is expected to announce today that she has received a seat on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the New York Daily News reports.
Ventura County Supervisors Make ‘Hospital War’ a Priority
During their first meeting of the year, Ventura County Supervisors outlined their “priorities” for 2001, including how to end the “hospital war” between the county’s public and private facilities, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Davis Puts Tobacco Funds To Use on Health Care Programs in Budget Proposal
In his $102 billion budget, Gov. Gray Davis (D) is proposing $25.6 billion in health and welfare spending, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
States to Lose $197M in Tobacco Settlement Funds
Sixteen of the 46 states that joined 1998’s $206 billion, 25-year national tobacco settlement will lose $197 million in payments after failing to pass specific legislation in time, the AP/Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.
Nurses Believe Staff Shortages Cause Patient Risk, Poll Finds
One third of California nurses say they believe hospital understaffing puts patient safety at risk, according to a Service Employees International Union poll released today.
USDA Report Finds More Schools Offer Low-Fat Alternatives
School breakfast and lunch programs are offering more fruits and vegetables, while also reducing the levels of sodium, fat and cholesterol, a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found.
Americans Willing to Pay to Improve Coverage for the Uninsured
Eighty-two percent of Americans would be willing to pay more for families and children to have “access to affordable health insurance,” according to a new poll conducted for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
San Diego County HHS Director Named
Effective Feb. 12, Rodger Lum, a clinical psychologist and head of Alameda County’s Social Services Agency, will succeed Dr. Robert Ross as director of San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Report Predicts Good and Bad News for Industry in 2001
The ehealth industry is expected to top $2.4 billion in revenues this year and $3 billion in 2002, even though the field continues to lose money, according to a new report from New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Corporate Research Group Inc.
Tommy Thompson Linked to Big Tobacco
Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R), President-elect Bush’s choice for HHS secretary, has several “well-documented” links to the tobacco industry, particularly Philip Morris, the
AP/Baltimore Sun reports.