Latest California Healthline Stories
Study: Quality, Access Not Affected by Covered California Narrow Networks
A new study suggests narrower hospital networks offered in plans through Covered California do not reduce quality or access.
Floor Vote Next for Nurse Practitioner Bill
A bill aimed at expanding nurse practitioners’ scope of practice was approved yesterday by the appropriations committee and now moves to the floor of the California Senate.
Study: School Food Policies Paying Off
California laws governing food and drink at public schools appear to be improving overweight and obesity problems, especially in affluent neighborhoods, according to a new study.
Children’s Eye Exam Bill Advances
A bill in the California Legislature calling for comprehensive eye exams for school age children got its second unanimous committee endorsement this week.
Nurses, Hospital Officials Clash Over Observation Units, Charity Care
Nurses and hospital officials disagreed over bills dealing with hospital observation status and not-for-profit charity care during testimony before the Senate health committee yesterday.
Drug Costs, Restrictions Get Hearing
The Assembly health committee heard and passed two bills yesterday dealing with the rising costs of specialty drugs.
A bill directing California to join 15 other states allowing terminally ill patients expanded access to experimental drugs cleared a committee hurdle yesterday.
E-Cigarette Bill Hearing Today
A proposal to regulate “vaping” the same way California regulates smoking tobacco gets another committee test today when Sen. Mark Leno’s electronic cigarette bill is heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
California Gets a ‘C’ in Dental Care
A new study from Pew Charitable Trusts shows California is like a lot of other states — not so great — when it comes to making sure kids get dental sealants.
Vaccine Bill Gets Past Education Panel
After getting a ruler slap on its knuckles the first time around, the bill to remove the personal exemption to childhood vaccination was passed by the Senate Education Committee.