Latest California Healthline Stories
Crucial Vote To Curb Prescription Of Anti-Psychotic Drugs To Foster Kids Looms
The most controversial measure in the package would require annual monitoring of high-prescribing doctors — and allow the California Medical Board to crack down on violators by revoking their licenses.
Why And How Legislation To Fix VA Health System Has Faltered
The New York Times breaks down the law and examines if it was successful. For the most part, it hasn’t been.
Sacramento Resident First To Succumb To West Nile This Season
Officials have warned that this year the state is experiencing a particularly active season for the virus.
Commercial Surrogacy Booming In California, Due In Part To State’s Protections
Among other regulations, California requires a signed contract before the process begins – with separate lawyers representing surrogates and intended parents.
California Researchers See Ray Of Hope In Results From Alzheimer’s Trials
“We’re entering a new era where we are very close to having the first proven disease-modifying therapy,” says Dr. John Olichney of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center. “It’s taken an awful lot of work for the last decade, but we think it’s slowing down the progression of the disease.”
A Foster Child Was Put On 23 Different Psychiatric Drugs — And It Wasn’t A Rare Case
The latest installment of “Drugging Our Kids,” the Bay Area News Group’s ongoing investigative series, tells Tasia Wright’s story.
Alameda County Drops Prison Health Care Contractor Following Inmate Deaths
The Board of Supervisors votes to award the three-year, $135 million contract to California Forensic Medical Group instead. Corizon Health has been the county’s medical provider for 28 years but has faced allegations of shoddy care.
Federal Report Cards On Regional Hospitals Raise Questions
The Fresno Bee and Desert Sun report on how facilities in the area ranked.
Local ERs Struggle From Heavy Influx Of Psychiatric Patients
The patients are often held in the ER for days because other facilities are full, creating a shortage of both the doctors’ time and the hospitals’ resources.
Burwell Touts Shift Away From Fee-For-Service Medicare Payments
Health and Human Services Secretary Syliva Mathews Burwell talks with the Los Angeles Times about improving quality of care through a change in payment systems.