Latest California Healthline Stories
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
The 1997 Flores settlement has helped govern the treatment of minors in federal custody for the past 20 years, and has survived numerous court challenges. The Trump administration, however, is proposing a new rule that would lift the 20-day limit established in Flores.
Abortion rights was in the spotlight at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s third day of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Emails revealed Kavanaugh talking about the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade, which was in contrast to his defense of precedent earlier in the week. Kavanaugh, though, said that he was reflecting “an accurate description of all legal scholars,” not expressing his own opinion. Meanwhile, the nominee’s use of “abortion inducing drugs” to describe contraception set off alarm bells with abortion rights advocates. Media outlets offer glimpses and insights into the rest of the day, as well.
Disney Fighting Thousands In State Fines Over Legionnaires’ Outbreak
The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the resort “did not follow the manufacturer’s cooling tower start-up maintenance and water treatment procedure to control outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease.” Two employees were hospitalized as a result of the outbreak, which is why the agency is involved.
The California Legislature last year became the first in the nation to fund a large-scale pilot project to test food is medicine. The three-year, $6 million project launched in April will serve about a thousand patients with congestive heart failure in seven counties.
San Diego Hospital Joins Nationwide Consortium Created To Lower Drug Costs
Fed up with shortages and high costs, a group of health organizations decided to launch its own company to manufacture its own drugs.
The measure, sponsored by Services Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, would limit the amount hospitals can charge patients to no more than 15 percent above the actual cost of providing care. “Who wins under this initiative?” said C. Duane Dauner, director for the No on Measure F Coalition. “The answer is nobody.”
Tired Of Shortages And High Costs, Hospital Group Launches Company To Make Its Own Drugs
Besides creating a reliable supply for its 500 hospitals, Civica aims to reduce drug prices by about 20 percent. “There are a lot of very principled generic drug makers out there … they have nothing to worry about,” said Dr. Marc Harrison, president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare. “The folks who are gouging people and creating shortages, they know who they are. And they’re the ones who should be very concerned.”
On the second day of his Supreme Court hearings, nominee Brett Kavanaugh avoided being pinned down on the women’s rights issue, instead talking about the importance of legal precedent. That, however, is not an endorsement. Media outlets offer looks at the top moments of the day.
LA Campaign Doles Out Free Bracelets To Help Families Track Loved Ones With Dementia, Autism
If someone goes missing, police will deploy resources to start the search. The city of Glendale started a similar program three years ago, which has had a 100 percent success rate.