Roseville, CA|News|
Abortion-Rights Supporters Fear Loss Of Access If Adventist Saves CA Hospital
Adventist officials said that despite their religious teachings they will not restrict the use of medication abortions at the clinic.
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Masks Reveal Cultural Disconnect As L.A.’s Chinese Community Braces For Coronavirus
The use of face masks is common in China, to protect against both germs and pollution.
San Francisco, CA|News|
As VA Tests Keto Diet To Help Diabetic Patients, Skeptics Raise Red Flags
A partnership between Veterans Affairs and Silicon Valley startup Virta Health Corp. is focusing on providing treatment for type 2 diabetes.
Across California, CA|News|
CA Patients Caught Between San Fran.'s Dignity Health, Cigna Insurance
Disagreements between insurers and health systems that leave patients stranded are a perennial problem in U.S. health care.
Across America|News|
How Lifesaving Organs For Transplant Go Missing In Transit
When a human heart was left behind by mistake on a Southwest Airlines plane in 2018, transplant officials downplayed the incident.
Across California, CA|News|
California Bike Fatalities Hit 25-Year High
From 2016 through 2018, more cyclists died in traffic accidents across the state than during any three-year period in the past 25 years.
Across Georgia, GA|News|
Feds Slow Down, Don’t Stop Georgia’s Effort To Ditch ACA Marketplace
Last year, 450,000 Georgians enrolled in a health plan through the ACA, 88% of whom received a federal subsidy to help pay their premium.
Across Indiana, IN|News|
Conservative Indiana Adopted Needle Exchanges — Still Faces Local Resistance
Rep. Ed Clere, a Republican who authored the original legislation in 2015, would like to see greater acceptance of the program in Indiana.
Across America|News|
Patients Want Home Deaths, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families
According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 7 in 10 Americans say they would prefer to die at home.
Across America|News|
America's In-Home Teeth-Straightening Business Is Booming
SmileDirectClub says it’s achieving its aim of disrupting the entrenched orthodontia industry.
White House, US|News|
Supreme Court Declines ACA Case — For Now
The Supreme Court has declined to immediately take up a case out of Texas that could overturn the entire Affordable Care Act.
Across America|News|
Despite New Doubts, ‘Hotspotting’ Help For Heavy Health Care Users Continues
The “hotspotting” model was pioneered in Camden, New Jersey, in 2002 and inspired dozens of similar projects around the country.
New York City, NY|News|
Bloomberg On Health Care: Translating His Mayoral Record To The National Stage
People were expected to live longer under Bloomberg, but it’s unclear that had anything to do with his work on insurance or healthcare.
Across America|News|
An Illness Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks In The US
Influenza poses a greater threat to Americans than the coronavirus from China.
Across Michigan, MI|News|
Ad Falsely Claims Michigan Sen. Gary Peters Supports ‘Medicare For All’ (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: The ad aired on TV stations across the state starting Dec. 12 and was funded by Better Future Michigan.
Sacramento, CA|News|
California Reopens The Single-Payer Debate Under Gov. Newsom
On Monday, some of the biggest names in California health care policy are convening in Sacramento to fulfill the single-payer promise.
Across California, CA|News|
Medi-Cal Benefits Eliminated A Decade Ago Are Back
Medi-Cal restored podiatry and several other adult health benefits eliminated more than a decade ago.
Across America|News|
How Fast Can A New Internet Standard For Sharing Patient Data Catch Fire?
Wouldn’t life be easier if you could view your full medical history with a few taps on your smartphone?
Across California, CA|News|
For 2020, California Goes Big On Health Care
CA is known for progressive everything, including health care policies, and, just a few weeks into 2020, state leaders aren’t disappointing.
Across California, CA|News|
A Look At Medi-Cal’s Very Big Decade
The number of people enrolled in CA's health insurance program for low-income residents swelled by 5.5 million from 2010 to 2019.
