Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Friday, May 3, 2024
Tuberculosis death, HIV drugs, ACA eligibility for ‘Dreamers,’ layoffs, mental health, disabilities, bird flu, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, May 2, 2024
Health insurance for immigrants, funeral settlement, youths’ climate change lawsuit, and more are in today’s news.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Raises for disability workers, food safety, mammograms, population growth, marijuana, hospital grades, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 30, 2024
California Will Provide Free Naloxone To Some Groups: Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California will soon purchase the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone for $24 a pack – about half the market price – and will provide it free to first responders, universities, and other qualifying groups. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and Bay Area News Group.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 29, 2024
Agent Orange, new hospital construction, ACA, insurance approvals, patient privacy, weight-loss medications, bird flu, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, April 26, 2024
Data breach, 911 system crash, single-payer health care, bird flu, HIV, suicide, school nutrition, miscarriages, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 25, 2024
Starting Next Year, California Will Cap Annual Health Care Cost Increases: Doctors, hospitals, and health insurance companies in California will soon be limited to annual price increases. The 3% cap, approved Wednesday by the Health Care Affordability Board, will be phased in over five years, starting with 3.5% in 2025. Providers who don’t comply could face fines. Read more from AP.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Toxic tires, health worker strike, nursing shortages, hospital mergers, homelessness, fertility, bird flu, and more are in today’s news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Health laws debated, homelessness, use of AI in health care, hospital layoffs and closures, patient privacy, Medicaid, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 22, 2024
Abortion travel, homelessness case before Supreme Court, emergency care, covid, cybersecurity, measles, and more are in the news.