Latest California Healthline Stories
Novartis Becomes Second Pharma Company To Pull Back On Price Increases
Recently, Pfizer was lambasted by President Donald Trump over its price hikes and announced it would roll them back. Novartis, which is dealing with a public relations crisis from its contact with Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, said it is following suit: “We thought that was prudent, given the dynamic environment we’re currently in,” said Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan.
Simi Valley Earns Quality Award For Its Commitment To Stroke Patients
The assessment is based on Adventist Health Simi Valley’s success in using stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients.
Graying Of LA’s Homeless Population Adds New Complications To How City Is Managing Crisis
And even as L.A. struggles to help its oldest homeless people, an additional 8,000 people in their mid-50s to early 60s are living on the county’s streets and in shelters. And many of them have the same disabilities and health problems as their elders. Meanwhile, San Diego has approved an apartment complex for formerly homeless senior citizens.
Medical staff at the federal prison in Victorville, in California’s Mojave Desert, was stretched thin after dealing with an infectious outbreak.
States are taking on more power as the Trump administration and Republicans chip away at federal regulations, leaving the landscape bumpy and uneven. Meanwhile, the National Federation of Independent Business, after lobbying for years, said it won’t set up an association health plan because the new rules laid out by President Donald Trump are unworkable.
FDA To Encourage Drugmakers To Seek Over-The-Counter Approvals With Aim Of Lowering Prices
“Our ultimate goal with modernizing our regulatory framework for nonprescription drugs is to help facilitate a market that is more competitive, enables greater access to medical products, empowers consumers in their health care decisions, and provides more affordable options for Americans,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said.
Chief Justice John Roberts has previously joined the four liberal justices to preserve the health law, so it is less likely that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s vote would be the one that sways any related decision. Meanwhile, an assessment finds that states’ efforts to protect consumers from high costs after the government ended certain health law subsidies last year is working.
Simply housing more than 2,500 children separated from their families by the Trump administration has cost more than $30 million in the past two months, not to mention other costs. As the price tag continues to tick up, HHS scrambles to figure out ways to pay for the migrant crisis.
Under California’s Strict New Gun Law, Assault Weapon Registrations Jump 43 Percent
Gun owners caught with unregistered “bullet button” rifles, which have detachable magazines that enable quick replacement of ammunition, face up to a year in jail and confiscation of the firearm.
There’s An OB-GYN Shortage In Sacramento, And An Aging Workforce Isn’t Helping Matters
The problem is nationwide, but Sacramento ranked seventh out of 15 for metropolitan areas nationwide with the lowest percentage of OB-GYNs younger than 40. In other news from across the state: fire safety measures, pay raises for safety workers, homeless job programs, and more.