Latest California Healthline Stories
Mental Health Advocates See Promise, Problems in Budget Plan
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to shift authority and funding for mental health services from Sacramento to the state’s 58 counties could be a good thing, mental health advocates say, as long as a consistent flow of money arrives with the new responsibilities.
Public-Private Partnerships Help Train Health Care Work Force
Partnerships between schools and health care providers in California are helping to train the next generation of health care workers in tight economic times.
Telehealth Network Inches Nearer to Reality
With 25 medical sites plugged into the system and the secure central connection about to be finalized, California is set to begin one of the largest telehealth operations in the nation.
For-Profit Colleges’ Health Care Training Examined
A new study suggests that for-profit universities produce too few graduates in the most needed health care professions, such as nursing and diagnostic technology, and too many in the support occupations, such as medical assistants and massage therapists.
Senior Advocates Say Brown’s Budget Cuts Could Backfire
Elderly, low-income Californians dependent on state resources to remain in their homes get more than their fair share of pain from Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget plan, which could end up costing the state more money than it saves, according to senior advocates.
Will Insurance Czar Be Regulating Health Rates?
A bill in the Assembly and an emergency action sought by the Department of Insurance could give the state insurance commissioner a lot more enforcement power over health insurers’ dollars. But is that new power necessary?
Job Growth in California’s Health Care Sector Slowing to a Crawl Amid Ongoing Recession
Deloras Jones of the California Institute for Nursing and Healthcare, Dylan Roby of the UCLA School of Public Health and Neeraj Sood of the University of Southern California spoke with California Healthline about health care job growth.
Program Draws Medical Students to Fresno
An innovative program for third-year medical students is shaking up the structure of medical education and possibly grooming doctors for the areas that need them the most.
L.A.-Area Pharmacists Hope To Write Reform Prescription
Los Angeles-area pharmacists and pharmacy schools struggle with the disparate pressures of a contracting, recession-hampered industry that also faces significant growth as a result of health care reform.
Inland Empire Hospitals Work Around Drug Shortages
Inland Empire hospitals have devised new strategies to deal with drug shortages that have resulted in higher fees for some medications, additional staff time and, at one hospital, delays in elective surgeries.