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San Diego’s Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program’s lead attorney offers tips and advice on appealing Medicare denials. Meanwhile, outreach programs help seniors as they navigate this Medicare enrollment season.
Strike Against University of California Kicks Off With Tough Words From Both Sides
AFSCME Local 3299’s patient-care technical unit said in a news release that the current UC leaders are “destroying what were once career pathways to the middle-class for our state’s diverse population.” Meanwhile, UC spokesperson Claire Doan fired back: “Union leaders certainly have the right to express — even scream — their opinions, but the way to a deal is at the negotiating table, not on the picket lines.”
Juul’s Lobbying Spending Skyrockets 400 Percent Amid Government Crack Down On E-Cigarettes
Juul is facing increasing oversight from the FDA, which has made teens’ use of e-cigarettes a top priority in recent months. Meanwhile, a study finds that a device that heats tobacco products — which is being touted as safer than traditional cigarettes — carries no less harm.
What You Need To Know About That Controversial Ballot Initiative On Dialysis Clinics’ Profits
The ballot measure capping dialysis clinics’ profits has drawn much attention as one of the most expensive battles. In other news, are you confused about all the propositions that will be on the ballots? Local groups offer help sorting it all out.
Grant Robicheaux, 38, once dubbed Orange County’s most eligible bachelor, and his girlfriend, Cerissa Riley, 31, have been accused of rape by drugs, kidnapping, oral copulation by anesthesia, assault with intent to commit sexual offenses and other crimes. Lawyers for media outlets argued that the judge’s earlier order stopping reporters from sharing the details of the warrant was a “preemptively unconstitutional prior restraint on speech.”
Citing Safety Of Roundup Weedkiller, Monsanto Commits To Long Legal Fight Against Lawsuits
After a judge rejected the company’s request Monday to reverse a lawsuit alleging the herbicide causes cancer, the pharmaceutical giant announced it will appeal and cited its experience in fighting mass lawsuits.
‘Top To Bottom’ Review Of Refugee Resettlement Program To Be Conducted By HHS
The refugee resettlement office has been criticized recently because of its “zero tolerance policy” at the border and the director’s efforts to prevent teen migrants from getting abortions. Meanwhile, court filings reveal that authorities have held some immigrant teens for months, violating a 20-year-old court order on how long minors can be detained.
States, for example, would be able to subsidize short-term plans that don’t offer the comprehensive coverage that is guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act. The timing of the announcement just weeks before the midterms, when Republicans have been playing defense over preexisting conditions protections, raised some brows among experts.
Experts encourage seniors to take a look around for different coverage options, even if doing so in a local market with so many choices seems downright daunting.
Dr. Michael Golding, the top psychiatrist in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, has accused state officials of providing inaccurate and misleading data to a federal court and to lawyers for prison inmates fighting to improve psychiatric care inside state prisons. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller is weighing what to do with the report.