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Kaiser Permanente, Blue Shield Target Opioid Overuse With New Efforts
The major players in the health care landscape will offer new guidelines and strategies to cut back on both high dosages and the number of patients who are prescribed painkillers.
Medivation Signals It’s Exploring Sale, Sources Say
Those familiar with the situation say the drug maker has opened its books to both Pfizer and Amgen, after slapping down Sanofi’s takeover offer.
The Nearly 500 California Doctors Who Are On Probation
The Sacramento Business Journal has complied a database of the doctors on the list released by the Medical Board of California.
Advocate: Hospitals Opting Out Will Have Little Impact On Aid-In-Dying Law
“One of the reasons people request aid in dying is so they can die at home, so they don’t have to die in a hospital,” said Barbara Coombs Lee, president of Compassion & Choices.
Advocates: Nursing Homes Targeting Most Challenging Patients For Eviction
An analysis by The Associated Press shows complaints about discharges and evictions are up about 57 percent since 2000.
As Opioid Epidemic Ravages Country, Leaders Begin Turning To Once-Radical Ideas
State lawmakers in California and city officials in San Francisco are part of a growing movement to create supervised heroin injection sites.
Kaiser Permanente’s Net Income Plummets, But Operating Revenue Is Up
The dip in operating income reflects the gap between costs, which jumped 2.9 percent in first quarter, and premium rates. Kaiser appears to be fine with smaller margins and strong membership growth.
Medivation Takes Hard Line Against Sanofi’s ‘Opportunistic’ Offer
CEO David Hung and and Chief Operating Officer Marion McCourt updated employees following a first-quarter financials conference call last week.
Federal Appeals Court Ruling Could Upend Medical-Marijuana Related Prosecutions
State and federal legislative contradictions on medical marijuana have led to charges against people who say they were in compliance with the law. And now a federal appeals court is set to weigh in on the matter.
Medical Board Votes To Support Bill Regulating Autopsies
Senate Bill 1189 dictates that only a licensed physician can perform an autopsy — an issue that was raised recently in Ventura County when an assistant performed postmortem exams while the chief medical examiner was vacationing.