Latest California Healthline Stories
KAISER FOUNDATION: Posts Third Quarter Earnings After Years of Losses
After losing money for three years in a row — and $500 million in two years — Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals has announced it expects to earn $180 million in net income this quarter, the Los Angeles Times reports.
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL: Pharmacy to Remain Open
In a compromise between union workers and the city’s Department of Public Health, San Francisco General Hospital’s pharmacy will remain open on weekdays, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
ERGONOMICS: Rules at Heart of Dispute over Spending Bills
President Clinton yesterday vetoed an $18.1 billion bill funding the operations of the Treasury Department, White House and Congress — a move that seems “to come in retaliation” for the collapse of a compromise on the Labor, Education and HHS appropriations bill over a provision on workplace ergonomics rules, the New York Times reports.
NORTHEAST: Congressional Candidates’ Health Positions
As Election Day draws near, California Healthline this week takes a look at the health care positions of candidates in several key or hotly contested U.S. House and Senate races.
TOBACCO: Two Counties Decide Fate of Settlement Money
The San Diego Board of Supervisors will decide today whether to take all of the county’s tobacco settlement money now or over a 25-year period, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
BILBRAY/DAVIS: 49th District Candidates on Health Issues
Prior to the election, California Healthline will profile the health care views of candidates in some of the state’s key races.
MEDICARE ‘GIVEBACKS’: Congress, Clinton Remain Deadlocked
Congress met in a “rare” weekend session in their continued negotiations with President Clinton over delayed budget legislation, including a $240 billion tax bill, which contains a provision that would restore about $30 billion in Medicare funds to providers and HMOs (Morgan, Washington Post, 10/30).
Rx DRUG COSTS: States Work to Lower Prices
Saturday’s Philadelphia Inquirer reported on the growing number of states that have created “innovative and controversial” programs to address “soaring prescription drug prices.”
BAY AREA: St. Luke’s to Join Sutter Health System
To settle an antitrust lawsuit against Sutter Health system, St. Luke’s Hospital will become “the 30th hospital in the Sutter chain,” the San Francisco Chronicle report
BUSH/GORE: Editorials Continue to Roll In
With Election Day one week from tomorrow, a new wave of newspaper endorsements in the presidential race between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) has arrived.