Latest California Healthline Stories
In Push Against Pharma Transparency Bill, Group Puts Focus On Patients Instead Of Prices
The California Life Sciences Association trade group, which says that the legislation will shift focus from research to paperwork, is launching an initiative to show the other side of skyrocketing drug prices.
Doing Too Much, Too Fast: The Lessons Clinton Learned From Hillarycare’s Failure
In 1993, Hillary Clinton pushed a grand sweeping plan to ensure all Americans had health insurance. She took her ideas to Capitol Hill, and what happened next was instrumental in shaping the presidential candidate’s approach to governing and politics.
Obama: ‘Dismantling The V.A. System Would Be A Mistake’
The president says a move to privatize the VA health system would undercut the progress his administration has made in modernizing the department and bringing veterans timely care.
No Playbook And A Lot Of Fear: A Look Back At The Origin Of AIDS Epidemic 35 Years Later
In 1981, a cluster of Los Angeles men suffered from a rare form of pneumonia. Local physicians and researchers were puzzled. Based on the initial research from those cases as well as the work of others, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta identified the symptoms in its first published report on June 5, 1981.
Advocates Worry Possible Hospital Merger Could Limit Access To Women’s Reproductive Services
A proposed merger between Providence Health & Services, a Catholic hospital chain, and Irvine-based St. Joseph Health System has the American Civil Liberties Union and women’s health advocates concerned that the change could shepherd in stricter regulations based on church doctrine.
Health Care Workers Union Seeks To Limit Hospital CEO Pay
The SEIU spearheaded the collection of nearly 650,000 signatures on a petition to cap pay for any hospital employee — including the CEO — at $450,000. The California Secretary of State Office has until July 6 to decide if they qualify the question for the November ballot. Also, outlets report on hospital news in Sonoma County and Long Beach.
Less Than 1 Percent Of Blood Test Results Voided Or Corrected, Theranos Says
The company’s announcement, however, has left even more confusion in its wake.
Even With Relaxed Rules, Few On Medi-Cal Are Getting Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs
Of the estimated 250,000 Medi-Cal members with hepatitis C, just 6,460 received hepatitis C drugs between December 31, 2013 and March 31 of this year, according to the Department of Health Care Services.
Bright Line Between Doctors And Death Blurring As Aid-In-Dying Law Date Nears
As providers grapple with the voluntary option of providing a patient drugs to end his or her life, experts predict that it will be a marginalized practice within the health care system, with few patients asking for lethal medications and few doctors furnishing them. The End of Life Option Act goes into effect Thursday, making California the fifth state in the nation to offer such an option.
Clinton Facing Pressure From Sanders To Support Calif. Initiative On Drug Prices
The ballot measure would give California health agencies the ability to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to lower drug costs for 5 million people who are on Medicaid plans and those enrolled in the HIV/AIDS drug assistance program. Also, a look at how experts are parsing Clinton’s proposal to extend Medicare to people 55 and older.