Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Thursday, July 27, 2023
Health workers strike, Alzheimer’s, heat dangers, disability rules, hospital news, homelessness, opioids, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Covered California premiums and patients costs, health worker strikes, covid, mental health, gun violence, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Hair chemical safety, looming KP strike, prison health, Covered California deductibles, extreme heat, opioids, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, July 24, 2023
Extreme heat, HSAs, meth use, hospital news, hospice safety, the next pandemic, AI, cancer, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, July 21, 2023
225,000 Medi-Cal Enrollees Lost Coverage In June: About 225,0000 Californians lost their free or low-cost health coverage as of July 1, in the first round a Medi-Cal renewal process that had been suspended since early in the covid pandemic. That’s approximately 21% of the over 1 million people who were due to reapply for coverage in June, according to preliminary numbers released by state health officials on Thursday. Read more from CalMatters, Los Angeles Times, and the Sacramento Bee.
Daily Edition for Thursday, July 20, 2023
One Year In, 988 Mental Health Crisis Line Proves It’s Worth: California made it easier to call for help a year ago when it launched a simplified mental health crisis hotline: Dial three digits — 988 — and you can get in touch with a counselor immediately. Since then, crisis centers have received more than 280,000 calls. That’s twice as many as any other state, signaling to mental health advocates that the service was badly needed. Read more from the CalMatters.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Dangerous heat, air and water quality, Alzheimer’s, CARE Court, CalPERS insurance premiums, fentanyl, Medi-Cal, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Record heat, homelessness, mental health, CARE courts, insurers, smoking, Alzheimer’s drug, RSV shot for infants, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, July 17, 2023
Mental health services, tainted drinking water, dangerous heat, covid hospitalizations, Medi-Cal, ACA taxes, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, July 14, 2023
Covid vaccines, deadly heat, insurance premiums, hospital news, housing, OTC birth control pills, 988 hotline, and more are in the news.