Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Friday, April 28, 2023
California Democrats Block Fentanyl Bills: On Thursday, Democrats stalled several bills that would increase punishments for fentanyl dealers amid concerns they would lead to mass incarceration. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and AP.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 27, 2023
Kaiser Permanente Acquiring Geisinger To Create New Not-For-Profit System: Kaiser Permanente has agreed to acquire Geisinger in a blockbuster deal that would create a new national not-for-profit system that encompasses health insurance, hospitals, and medical groups. Read more from Stat, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Physician-assisted death law, abortion access, Medi-Cal, nursing shortages, long covid, a fraud doctor, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Medical board powers, gun violence, opioids and overdoses, covid, vaping, presidential age, mosquito season, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 24, 2023
The opioid crisis, physician training, abortion pill access, birth control, military health, water safety, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, April 21, 2023
A covid outbreak, the Arcturus variant, fentanyl legislation, abortion pills, med school rankings, insulin costs, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 20, 2023
CARE Court Can Continue, California Supreme Court Rules: The state Supreme Court declined Wednesday to block a law sponsored by Gov. Gavin Newsom requiring thousands of mentally ill Californians to accept court-ordered treatment. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Housing issues, TB exposure, abortion pill access, covid boosters, fentanyl, overdose deaths, long-term care, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Medicaid, natural gas, homelessness spending, body shaming, medical supply shortages, variant XBB.1.16, ACA plans, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 17, 2023
Long covid, variants, hospital industry moves, abortion pills, food safety, dental health, melanoma, and more are in the news.