Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Friday, February 17, 2023
Hospitals’ financial health, “tranq” deaths, covid, racial inequalities, abortion access, veteran health, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, February 16, 2023
Medical wishes, CalFresh, mental health, microbe research, Narcan, gun violence, Medicare, covid, mpox, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Minimum wage for health workers, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, covid, prescription drug pricing, medical debt, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Prison health, covid cases, the teen mental health crisis, gun violence, nursing home care, homelessness, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, February 13, 2023
Rising Costs Blamed For Kaiser Permanente's $4.47 Billion Net Loss: Kaiser Permanente, an Oakland-based integrated nonprofit, on Friday reported a $4.47 billion net loss in 2022, compared with an $8.08 billion gain in 2021. Expenses rose 4.5% to $96.68 billion, driven by increased care volume due to previously deferred procedures, higher costs of goods, and increased spending on labor. Read more from Modern Healthcare and Becker’s Hospital Review.
Daily Edition for Friday, February 10, 2023
The drug epidemic, the end of the covid emergency, Medicare, norovirus, suicide rates, housing, and more are in today’s news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, February 9, 2023
Today’s roundup covers Medicaid billing, fentanyl, housing, covid treatments, Medicare, medical shortages, autism, and more.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Today’s roundup covers Medicaid fraud, Biden’s State of the Union speech, gun violence, covid, social media, housing, and more.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Today’s roundup covers hospital violations, mental health, covid testing, gun violence, insulin costs, Medicare, housing, and more.
Daily Edition for Monday, February 6, 2023
In California, Cases Of Hospital-Acquired Sepsis Surged During Pandemic: The number of hospital-acquired cases of severe sepsis rose more than 46% between 2019 and 2021, state data show. Experts say the pandemic may have pulled attention away from other kinds of infection control. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.