Latest California Healthline Stories
UCSF Study: If 10 Percent Of Smokers Quit, Nation Would Save $63B In Health Care Costs Next Year
Research has long shown that smoking cessation saves money in the long run, but this study focused on year-over-year savings.
Providence Tarzana To Get $624M Hospital Upgrade
The expansion plans include constructing a new, six-story patient wing.
Amid Regulatory Investigations, Top Theranos Executive Departs Company
Sunny Balwani, Theranos’ president and chief operations officer, helped build the startup, which has announced it will replace his position and expand its board.
Despite Obstacles, Advocates Confident About Efforts To Provide Immigrants Coverage
California health care advocates and immigrant rights groups want to allow people in the country illegally the option of buying a health plan on Covered California, but they need federal approval, an involved bureaucratic process that could be thwarted under a new presidency.
Potential Tab For California’s Retiree Health Care: $6.6 Billion
The state spends $2 billion a year on health care for retired state employees, but according to a new report it would have to spend more than three times that amount to fully cover current health care costs and chip away at its $80.3 billion unfunded liability for future health care obligations.
Patients Saved By Naloxone Too Often Succumbing Quickly To Another Overdose
If Prince died from opioids, he follows a dangerous pattern that is a growing frustration for first responders: saving a life only to lose it shortly after to another overdose.
Cigna To Get Price Discounts If Drugs Don’t Perform As Well As Expected
But experts say, although value-based deals have increased in number, they remain limited in scope and may not put a huge dent in drug spending.
With Medicare-For-More Argument, Clinton Shifts Left On Health Care
As Hillary Clinton looks to wrap up the Democratic presidential primary, she is floating the idea of a Medicare buy-in option for those in their 50s.
With New Ronald McDonald Facility, Families Will Be Able To Stay Near Critically Ill Children
The expansion, which broke ground almost two years ago, will make the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford, near Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, one of the largest of the 357 Ronald McDonald Houses in the world.
Patients and their families are turning online to not only find people who share in their diagnosis, but also for help in getting one.