Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 26, 2023
LA County Seeks To Settle Lawsuit: Los Angeles County and the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking more homeless services have proposed a settlement that appears to meet the demands of a federal judge who twice rejected earlier agreements. In the new proposal, filed in federal court Monday, the county pledges to provide an additional 3,000 beds for mental health and substance use treatment by the end of 2026. The initial attempt to settle last October provided for only 300 additional beds. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Monday, September 25, 2023
Health workers strike, CARE Court launching soon, hospital news, covid vaccines, RSV, opioids, military health, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, September 22, 2023
AG files abortion lawsuit, spotty covid vaccine access, medical mask mandates, air quality, Medi-Cal, obesity, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 21, 2023
How to find covid tests and vaccines, masks, looming KP strike, medical research, housing, Alzheimer’s, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 20, 2023
CARE Courts, homelessness, covid cases, masks, hunger, suicide prevention, gun violence, AI in health care, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Eye health, online child safety law, drug overdoses, covid vaccines, suicide, Medicare fraud, obesity, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, September 18, 2023
ER wait times, CARE Court, mental health care, insurance costs, HIV, covid vaccines, abortion access, gun violence, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, September 15, 2023
Governor's Desk Piled High With Health-Related Bills: The California Legislature wrapped up late Thursday with a flurry of activity on health worker pay, pharmacy errors, unemployment benefits, gun control, and more. Read more from CalMatters. Scroll down for in-depth coverage.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 14, 2023
Health care legislation, gun violence, covid, abortion access, electronic records, STDs, fentanyl, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The Legislature passes health-related bills, covid boosters, mental health, poverty rates, cannabis, overdoses, and more are in the news.