Latest California Healthline Stories
Inspectors Find Calif. Hospital’s Pharmacy Posed Infection Risk
Thousands of patients at the San Diego-area hospital may have been exposed to infection last year because of unsanitary conditions in the compounding lab where IVs were mixed, officials found.
But the authors caution against concluding that folic acid is ineffective.
Rushing To Move Excluded Immigrants Into Obamacare — Before Obama Exits
In California, backers of a plan to allow adults living in the country illegally to buy coverage on the state’s exchange hurry to get federal approval — fearing opposition or inaction under a new administration.
Three Firms Vie To Run CalPERS’ Drug Benefits
UnitedHealth’s OptumRx is the lowest bidder and wins a key endorsement ahead of final vote by California’s public retirement system.
Fix For VA Health Snarls Veterans And Doctors In New Bureaucracy
A program that was supposed to help veterans see doctors closer to home more quickly is not fulfilling its promise.
Five Health Issues Presidential Candidates Aren’t Talking About — But Should Be
The U.S. faces a variety of serious concerns beyond just the future of the federal health law.
¡Brutales! Historias anti-cigarrillo hechas para una poderosa campaña para no fumar
Alcanzar a los que hablan español con el mensaje anti-tabaco toma un esfuerzo extra.
Consumer Advocates Fret About Proposed Covered California Budget Cuts
State exchange’s spending plan for 2017 would close a call center and reduce funding for some programs that assist vulnerable communities.
Covered California Says It’s Moving Fast To Fix Involuntary Switches Into Medi-Cal
Pressured by Congress, the state exchange will expedite attempts to stop the ejection of pregnant women from private plans without notice or consent.
¿Venderá Covered California cobertura de salud a indocumentados?
California está cada vez más cerca de presentar una solicitud, la primera en el país, para una decisión federal que permitiría al mercado del Obamacare del estado vender planes de salud a inmigrantes que están viviendo ilegalmente en el país.