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Trump Blasts California Officials Over Wildfire Management, Threatens To Cut Off Disaster Funding

It’s unclear how serious the threat, delivered via Twitter, is, but California officials are worried. “Disasters and recovery are no time for politics. I’m already taking action to modernize and manage our forests and emergency responses,” Gov. Gavin Newsom responded.

Officials Working To Get The Word Out That Covered California Deadline Is Fast Approaching

Consumers have until Jan. 15 to sign up for coverage for this year under Covered California. “We want to make sure they know that this year’s deadline is earlier than it has been in the past, and they must take action in the next week in order to get the peace of mind and protection they deserve in 2019,” said Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee.

The Affordable Care Act’s Defender: A Look At The Attorney General Leading The Coalition To Protect The Health Law

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been aggressive in his legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s policies, including ones that have tried to chip away at the health law. The Associated Press offers a profile of the man heading up the defense of the Affordable Care Act in court.

Medical Diagnostics Company To Shut Down Following Medicare’s Decision That Its Product Was Unnecessary For Patients

In 2016 and 2017 alone, the Medicare program and patients collectively spent nearly $52 million on the heart disease test made by Bay Area CardioDx. The company has faced accusations that it sold the test even though it knew it was medically unnecessary.

Santa Ana Housing Development Will Offer Place For Vulnerable, Low-Income Veterans To Find Help

A key element of the Santa Ana Veterans Village project is the inclusion of on-site service providers — Goodwill of Orange County’s Tierne Center for Veterans Services, the VA Long Beach Healthcare System and Veterans Legal Institute among them.

Nurse Claims Supervisors Retaliated Against Him After He Pushed To Get Zuckerberg Dropped From Hospital Name

Sasha Cuttler has been pushing to get Mark Zuckerberg’s name dropped from the hospital, saying Facebook’s past handling of user consent and privacy could put the privacy of the hospital’s patients at risk. Cuttler gained an ally last year in San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who is asking the city attorney to look into a legal procedure for removing.