Latest California Healthline Stories
SONOMA COUNTY: Hillcrest To Join St. Joseph Health Foundation
Taking part in a “common trend among local doctors groups,” the 70-doctor Hillcrest Physicians Medical Group announced it will join the larger St. Joseph Health Foundation Dec. 1, the
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports. Petaluma-based Hillcrest, which currently serves about 16,000 patients, is the fifth doctors group in Sonoma County to fold this year.
RITALIN: Los Angeles Times Calls for More Research
Noting that a courtroom is “the wrong place” to resolve the “polarizing debate” over the increased use of the drug Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, a Los Angeles Times editorial argues that increased government research is needed to settle the dispute.
MAMMOGRAMS: Low Payments Put Squeeze on Availability
Due to insurers’ low reimbursement rates for mammograms and a declining number of radiologists entering the field, “American women’s ready access to breast cancer screening is being compromised,” the Wall Street Journal reports in a front page look at the current “screening crunch.”
TEXAS: Dental Medicaid Fraud Left Unchecked Under Bush
The
AP/Baltimore Sun reported yesterday on allegations of dentists “bilking” Medicaid in Texas during Gov. George W. Bush’s (R) administration.
CUNNEEN/HONDA: 15th District Candidates on Health Issues
As election day draws near, California HealthLine will
continue to profile the health care views of candidates in some of the state’s key races.