Latest California Healthline Stories
Advocates Miss Deadline For Submitting Petition For San Francisco Soda Tax Initiative
Supporters of the measure say they gathered twice the number of signatures needed and will introduce it to the city’s Board of Supervisors to try to get it on the November ballot.
State Investigators Fault Sutter Hospice In Overmedication Of Prominent Calif. Health Care Leader
The California Department of Public Health has issued a report that found Sutter VNA & Hospice provided Jerome Lackner’s caregivers with excessive amounts of morphine that may have contributed to his death.
Scripps Health’s Four-Hospital Group Restructuring To Control Costs
The San Diego-based system will eliminate 100 jobs, primarily from administration and management positions.
Assembly Passes Measures On Rape Kits, Health Data Regulation
Under the proposal, law enforcement agencies would be required to report how many rape kits they collect and give a reason for those not sent to a crime lab. In other news, lawmakers also passed a bill protecting the information that is collected from wearable devices such as Fitbit.
House Republicans Win Lawsuit Over Obamacare Subsidies
A federal judge rules in favor of lawmakers who sued the Obama administration over funding for the Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing subsidy program. Anticipating an appeal, the judge stayed the order.
Aetna Says It Will Stay In Current Health Law Markets And May Expand To Other States
The announcement comes after UnitedHealth said it was withdrawing from most of the exchanges.
Trump’s Latest Moves Slightly Thaw Cold-War Relations With Anti-Abortion Groups
The presumptive Republican nominee for president recently pledged to appoint pro-life judges and brought a prominent opponent of abortion on to his staff.
Judge To Issue Ruling On Brain Dead Toddler By End Of The Week
The 2-year-old’s parents are fighting to bar a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Roseville from disconnecting the child’s ventilator.
Judge Unseals Secret Documents About Purdue’s OxyContin Marketing
STAT filed a motion to bring to light the documents that include the deposition of Dr. Richard Sackler, a former president of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. Purdue plans to appeal the ruling.
Battle Of The Hashtags: Skeptics Take To Twitter After ‘Vaxxed’ Producer’s Visit To State Senator
Furor over vaccinations has been roiling the Capitol for the past year, and the movie “Vaxxed” has added more fuel to the fire.