Latest California Healthline Stories
Costa Mesa Officials Wage War Against Mosquitoes
The artificial wetlands at Fairview Park have the potential to be a hotbed of mosquito activity, but officials have a battle plan ready.
2 New Drug And Alcohol Treatment Centers For Native American Youth To Open
“Traditions in certain tribal communities are very important and so those things need to be part and parcel of any treatment that’s received in any of our facilities,” says Mary Smith, principal deputy director of Indian Health Service.
Microbes In Farm Dust May Provide Clue To Why Amish Children Have Fewer Cases Of Asthma
A study in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that close contact with animals may help protect against asthma.
After Their Exodus, Physicians Blast Hospice Management
The medical director of Community Hospice of Modesto and four other doctors say the organization has been taken down the wrong path.
Rush For Louisiana’s Medicaid Expansion Signals Broad Health Care Needs
The outpouring of sign-ups after the state expanded its Medicaid program in June have surprised even the staunchest supporters. Experts say the flood of new, low-income patients shows just how great the need is in Republican-run states that have fought the health law.
Physician Groups: Giving VA Nurses More Autonomy Puts Vets At Risk
A proposed rule would allow highly trained nurses to work independently in an effort to cut long wait times, but doctors are concerned.
Gusto Lifts ‘Clinically Infertile’ Requirement So LGBT Couples Can Get In Vitro Coverage
The San Francisco-based company is opening up its insurance benefits for fertility treatments by negating the need for a diagnosis of clinical infertility to receive coverage.
More Than 100 SoCal Hospitals Hit Hard By Medicare Readmission Penalties
Nearly four out of five of hospitals reviewed in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties were fined.
Ballot 2016: Two-Thirds Of Californians Support Initiative To Curb High Drug Prices
The measure would require state programs to pay no more for medicines than the prices negotiated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Aetna’s Second Thoughts On Exchange Expansion Latest Blow To Health Law
The insurer’s decision to reverse course and not expand its Obamacare exchange plans casts doubts on the marketplace’s sustainability.