Latest California Healthline Stories
Gusto Pounces On The Spoils Of Zenefits’ Implosion
The San Francisco startup plans to begin selling health insurance plans to customers on Tuesday.
California, Washington Sue J&J In Latest Legal Action Against Vaginal Mesh Implants
The plastic mesh is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse. In response to thousands of injuries from the mesh, the Food and Drug Administration early this year re-labeled the products high risk instead of moderate and announced new federal scrutiny for them.
Survey: Consumers Broadly Satisfied With New Coverage Through Health Law Expansions
The Commonwealth report also finds that 60 percent of people who got coverage through the health law’s marketplaces or expanded Medicaid could not find insurance before.
2015 Marks Biggest Decline In Smoking In 20 Years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s report shows that the smoking rate among adults in the U.S. fell to 15 percent, down two percentage points from 2014. In other news, Americans have begun to question the safety of using e-cigarettes, according to a new poll.
2 GOP Congressmen Offer Alternative Health Care Plan
The proposal from Reps. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Bill Cassidy, R-La., but it would repeal the individual and employer mandates.
House Bill Would Pillage HHS Medicare Fund To Pay For Battle Against Zika
HHS plans to use the $230 million Nonrecurring Expenses Fund to pay for Medicare payment improvements, but if the House bill passes, that money would go toward fighting the virus. Meanwhile, senators have sent a letter to the U.S. Olympic Committee wanting to know how athletes participating in the games are going to be protected.
Brain-Dead Toddler Transferred To Foreign Hospital
Israel Stinson was at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Roseville, where doctors wanted to remove him from a ventilator. His parents went to court to buy more time for their son, who has now been airlifted to an undisclosed foreign location.
Therapy As A Status Symbol: U.S. Health System Creating Culture Of Mental Health Haves And Have Nots
The mental health landscape caters to the “worried well” who can pay $400 an hour and not to those who are actually struggling with a serious mental health issue, one expert says.
L.A. City Attorney To Crack Down On Pregnancy Centers ‘Willfully Flouting’ Notification Law
City Attorney Mike Feuer sent notices to six pregnancy centers last week as the first step in enforcing the law, which requires licensed facilities primarily providing family planning or pregnancy-related care to notify customers that the state offers free or low-cost access to a variety of family planning services including abortion.
Theranos: A Company That Made A Few Mistakes Or The Enron Of Biotech Startups?
KQED takes a look at the troubled blood-testing startup.