Latest California Healthline Stories
To Ensure The Doctor Is Always In, New Panel Tackles Health Worker Shortage
The California Future Health Workforce Commission will produce recommendations intended to meet the demand for medical professionals in a state with a growing and increasingly diverse population.
Counties Hit The Road To Treat Mental Health
A growing number of California counties are deploying RVs to address the mental health needs of residents in isolated regions.
Rural Californians Want Price Relief From GOP Health Bill, But Unlikely To Get It
In far northern Lassen and Modoc counties, residents say Obamacare premiums are unaffordable. But under the proposed Senate bill, insurance premiums would increase even more.
One Force Lacking In Fight Against Opioid Addiction In Rural California: Doctors
Many physicians lack the inclination and training to prescribe medications to assist in treatment. State officials hope a $90 million federal grant will help change this.
Small-Town Clinics — And Businesses — Fear Economics Of Obamacare Repeal
Dismantling Obamacare could force layoffs and shrink local business revenues in small, rural towns in California and beyond.
GOP Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural America Hardest, Report Finds
States like California, which substantially expanded Medicaid coverage to children and adults in rural counties and small towns, would be most affected.
Rural Doctors’ Training May Be In Jeopardy
A program designed to address the shortage of doctors in rural and poor urban areas could be in peril unless Congress acts.
In Idaho, Tiny Facility Lights Way For Stressed Rural Hospitals
In a region where bears outnumber people, a small medical facility sets a modern example for hospitals on life support.
Even In Trump Country, Rural Hospitals Brace For Damage From Health Law’s Repeal
The Affordable Care Act, which President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal, threw a number of life-savers to rural hospitals, which are vital but financially troubled centers. And its full repeal, without a comparable and viable replacement, could signal their death knell.
New Law Will Expand Mental Health Services For Low-Income Californians
Legislation recently signed by Gov. Brown will allow about 1,000 clinics statewide to bill Medi-Cal for treatment by marriage and family counselors, deepening the pool of mental health providers.