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Bill Would Expand Hospital Reporting On Executive Pay
The Assembly’s health committee Tuesday approved legislation that would require hospitals and affiliated medical groups to report the compensation of all executives making $250,000 or more a year.
UnitedHealthcare To Exit All But ‘Handful’ Of Obamacare Markets In 2017
UnitedHealthcare said Tuesday it will leave most of the 34 states in which it offers health insurance under Obamacare, but Nevada and Virginia are two markets it will retain a presence. Company officials would not say if the changes would affect customers in California, but United had a small portion of the Covered California market.
Gonorrhea Rate Has Shot Up In California
Public health experts don’t know if the rise of the sexually transmitted disease is a result of riskier behavior, or because better screening is detecting more cases than in the past.
Competition Suffers Most If UnitedHealth Exits Obamacare In 2017: Analysis
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released Monday, a day ahead of UnitedHealth’s expected announcement, finds 1.1 million consumers would have no choice in health insurance plans if the giant insurer drops out of Obamacare marketplaces as threatened.
More Customers Dumped From Covered California Without Notice
Nearly 2,000 pregnant women join the ranks of Covered California customers whose health plans have been automatically — and sometimes mysteriously — canceled.
EPA Chief McCarthy: Public Health Is ‘What We Do’
Gina McCarthy met with Kaiser Health News to answer a range of questions, including how the agency is involved in efforts to combat Zika and the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Legisladores Quieren Regular los Bancos de Leche Materna Humana con Fines de Lucro
Un proyecto de ley que se abre camino en la legislatura estatal pone a los bancos de leche materna humana con fines de lucro en contra de los defensores que temen que pagar en efectivo a las madres lactantes podría inducirlas a privar de leche a sus propios bebés.
State Economy Gains By Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness, Study Says
A new study by the RAND Corporation shows that a statewide effort to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness has produced a demonstrable economic benefit for the state.
Tainted Scope Infections Far Exceed Earlier Estimates
House panel concludes inquiry on superbug outbreaks; one member prepares legislation “to make sure these situations don’t happen again.”
Most Doctors Unsure How to Discuss End-of-Life Care, Survey Says
They recognize the responsibility, but some may need training.