Latest California Healthline Stories
LA County Board To Consider Drug Take-Back Proposal That’s Under Heavy Fire From Industry
The vote on the ordinance has been postponed four times already.
Republicans Shift Strategy, Go Small On Latest Health Law Changes
The move suggests that lawmakers are willing to make adjustments to the current law, despite plans to release replacement plan details. In other news, the insured who aren’t getting subsidies struggle under the threat of skyrocketing premiums.
FDA Guidelines For Gay Men Donating Blood Criticized Following Orlando Massacre
Experts say they are overly conservative and unnecessary with the testing technology available now.
On Medical Initiatives, Clinton’s Detailed Style Contrasts Sharply With Trump’s General Views
Donald Trump typically announces his thoughts on medical research only when asked directly about it — and so many in the field aren’t sure where exactly he stands on the issues. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton calls the Republican presidential candidate out on his views about women’s health care at a Planned Parenthood Action Fund gala.
Medical Marijuana Measures Voted Onto Ballot In Costa Mesa
The initiatives could allow up to eight shops to operate in the city.
Singers Let Hospice Patients Know They Are Not Alone
The Threshold Choir visits those who are in hospice care to help soothe and calm them in their time of need.
‘It’s Been Cut A Little Short. But It’s Been Fantastic.’
KPBS talks with a woman who was diagnosed with ALS and plans on ending her life through California’s new aid-in-dying law.
In Latest Devastating Blow To Theranos, Walgreens Terminates Partnership
The 40 Theranos blood-draw sites inside Walgreens stores in Arizona, which the company calls “wellness centers,” have been the primary source of revenue for Theranos and its conduit to consumers.
Poll: Californians Have Shifted Focus To Costs Instead Of Health Law’s Fate
A new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll finds that nearly two-thirds of voters worry “very much” about rising health costs.
California Inches Closer To Offering Coverage Under Health Law To Those In U.S. Illegally
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that would require the state to seek a waiver from the federal government to allow immigrants in the country illegally to buy insurance from Covered California exchanges. They would not be eligible for subsidies.