Latest California Healthline Stories
CalPERS’ Enrollment Period For Health Benefits Opens
The upcoming year will see a new company negotiate pharmacy charges for CalPERS beneficiaries.
A Breathalyzer For Marijuana: Stanford Team Creates Test For Driving While On THC
Police, lawmakers and public health officials have yet to establish a consensus on how much THC in one’s system causes impairment, though.
‘Some Child In The Next Few Days Could Die’: Calif. Woman Lends Voice To EpiPen Outcry
Donna Myrowto has decided to go without the medication rather than give into what she calls the company’s price gouging. She is just one of many voices speaking up over the past few weeks as the issue has been brought to light.
Vigilance Key To Preventing Burgeoning Threat Of Medical Identity Theft
An expert gives advice on how patients can protect themselves from theft, and what to do if they’re at risk.
San Diego Hospitals’ Low Number Of Cancer Surgeries Concerns Experts
Hospitals that do far fewer procedures than recommended “should go out of business” for that cancer surgery type and refer those patients to a higher volume hospital, says Dr. Bruce Spurlock, board chairman of the California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce.
The Epidemic No One Had Anticipated
The opioid crisis has swept through San Diego, an area where people had rarely died of overdoses.
With Eye On Medi-Cal Fund, Providers Pony Up Big Bucks For Tobacco Initiative
Doctors, hospitals and labor unions have given almost $20 million to the ballot measure, which if passed will send up to $1 billion in new tax revenue to Medi-Cal.
Facing Financial Losses, Dartmouth Withdraws From Health Law’s ACO Program
The accountable care organization model was devised by Dartmouth researchers, and Dartmouth’s health system did save money, but not enough to avoid penalties. “We would have loved to stay in the federal program, but it was just not sustainable,” said Dr. Robert A. Greene, a vice president with the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System.
Residents Urged To Stay Vigilant As First Two West Nile Deaths In LA Confirmed
Across the state, 108 people have been infected with the virus this year, and four have died.
Program Aims To Help Loved Ones Of Service Members With PTSD
The Fresno chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness is providing training for teachers as part of its NAMI Homefront education and support program.