Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Thursday, August 17, 2023
State Reconsidering Who Is Eligible For Medi-Cal: About 15.5 million Californians — including over 150,000 people across the Bay Area — will have their Medi-Cal eligibility reconsidered. As of June, 21% of Medi-Cal recipients in California — or approximately 225,000 people — have lost coverage as a result of the redetermination process, according to the California Department of Health Care Services. Read more from CBS/Bay City News Service.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, August 16, 2023
July Was A Deadly Month For Fentanyl Overdoses In San Francisco: More people died from accidental fentanyl overdoses in San Francisco in July than almost any other month since the city began releasing overdose death data three years ago, according to preliminary figures released by the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s office Tuesday. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Appeals Court Rules Clean-Needle Program Was Illegally Authorized: A privately run clean-needle program in Santa Cruz County, aimed at limiting the spread of HIV and other drug-borne diseases, was illegally authorized in 2020 by state health officials who failed to consult with local law enforcement agencies, a state appeals court ruled Monday. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Monday, August 14, 2023
Troubled California Hospitals May Be Saved: Three California hospitals that declared bankruptcy earlier this year are hashing out deals that could bring back or save much-needed health care services for their communities. The proposals are far from the finish line, but they present a glimpse of hope for residents who face longer journeys to emergency rooms and increased risk when local medical centers close. Read more from CalMatters.
Daily Edition for Friday, August 11, 2023
Hunger, covid uptick, health industry layoffs, drug rationing, opioid settlement, record suicides, air quality, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, August 10, 2023
KP’s expansion, teen overdoses, hospital pricing, food as medicine, covid variants, extreme heat, veteran health, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, August 9, 2023
New KP hospital opens, staffing levels, mental health, maternal mortality, long covid, opioids, housing, Wegovy, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Maternity care, EG.5 covid variant, hospital costs, homelessness, opioids, cancer, blood donations, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, August 7, 2023
Hospital CEO pay, doctor shortages, a cyberattack, mental health, covid, postpartum depression, child vaccinations, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, August 4, 2023
Extreme heat, typhus, insurance, health care personnel, covid, drug shortages, RSV shots, opioids, and more are in the news.