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Biden Pick To Lead Social Security Pledges Action On ‘Heartbreaking' Clawbacks
President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Social Security Administration on Thursday promised senators that he would address hardships t ...
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Smaller Employers Weigh A Big-Company Fix For Scarce Primary Care: Their Own Clinics
With his company's health costs soaring and his workers struggling with high blood pressure and other medical conditions, Winston Griffi ...
Banning-Beaumont, CA|News|
‘I'm So Burned Out': Fighting To See A Specialist Amplified Pain For CA Woman
“You don’t know if you should cry, or just say OK, I can make it through this. It messes with you mentally.”
Sacramento, CA|News|
California Bans Controversial ‘Excited Delirium' Diagnosis
Excited delirium will no longer be allowed on a person’s death certificate or in an autopsy report starting in January.
Sacramento, CA|News|
‘Like A Russian Roulette': US Military Firefighters Grapple With Unknowns Of PFAS Exposure
Over time, if people limit exposure, PFAS levels in the blood can slowly drop as the chemicals are excreted.
Across Colorado, CO|News|
CO Community With High Medical Debt Questions Its Hospitals' Charity Spending
“How far into debt do people have to go to get any kind of relief?”
Sacramento, CA|News|
Seeking Medicare Coverage For Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers
Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has turned to influential Black Americans in pursuit of what Medicare coverage for its weight-loss drug.
Los Angeles, CA|News|
Amid Lack Of Accountability For Bias In Maternity Care, A California Family Seeks Justice
April Valentine, a 31-year-old Black mother, died while giving birth in California. Her family has raised questions of improper care.
Across California, CA|News|
Be Aware: Someone Could Steal Your Medical Records And Bill You For Their Care
HCA Healthcare announced last month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million patients in 20 states had been compromised.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Pain Clinic Chain To Pay $11.4M To Settle Medicare And Medicaid Fraud Claims
The federal government will receive the bulk of the money, about $8.5 million. California will receive about $2.7 million.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Industry Groups In CA Vie For New Medicaid Money
Even as they battle for their share, industry leaders are quietly plotting a November 2024 ballot initiative to lock in the Medi-Cal payment
Across California, CA|News|
Advocates Call For 911 Changes; Police Have Mixed Feelings
Californians make more than 25 million 911 calls annually. Nationally, as many as 15 percent are for behavioral health emergencies.
Sacramento, CA|News|
International Rights Group Calls Out US For Allowing Hospitals To Push Millions Into Debt
Human Rights Watch, a nonprofit that for decades has called attention to the victims of war and famine, is taking aim at U.S. health care.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Opioid Settlement Payouts To Localities Made Public For First Time
Thousands of local governments are receiving settlement money from companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers.
Sacramento, CA|News|
California Schools Start Hatching Heat Plans As The Planet Warms
As hot days become more extreme and common, researchers are urging California school districts be required to develop heat plans.
San Francisco, CA|News|
CA Confronts The Threat Of ‘Tranq' As Overdose Crisis Rages
Xylazine, commonly called “tranq,” is an animal sedative.
Los Angeles, CA|News|
Personal Medical Debt In Los Angeles County Tops $2.6 Billion, Report Finds
The staggering sum that suggests extending health coverage to more people doesn’t necessarily protect them from burdensome debt.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Denials Of Health Insurance Claims Are Rising — And Getting Weirder
Millions in the past few years have run into this experience: filing a health care insurance claim that once might have been approved.
Santa Monica, CA|News|
Michael Milken Wants To Speed Up Cures
He has donated $1.2 billion to medical research and public health causes through the Santa Monica-based Milken Institute.
Across California, CA|News|
California's Fentanyl Problem Is Getting Worse
California has allocated more than $1 billion in recent years to combat its opioid crisis yet the problem keeps getting worse.
