Across California, CA|News|
Many Families With Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible For Covered California Subsidies
If having the family on your employer-sponsored health plan has been a financial hardship, help may be on the way.
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University Of California Renews Ties With Religious Affiliates Despite Doctors' Concerns
Some UC doctors and faculty worry that physicians would be allowed to perform certain surgeries only in an emergency.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Lost Sleep And Jangled Nerves: The Rising Onslaught Of Noise Harms Mind And Body
“It’s hard for people to get to sleep at night, and that’s a quality-of-life issue.”
Sacramento, CA|News|
Mental Health And Homelessness Top Priorities For California Senate's New Health Chair
The licensed social worker champions government-funded treatment and services for people derailed by psychotic disorders and substance use.
Across California, CA|News|
Is Legislation To Safeguard Americans Against Superbugs A Boondoggle Or Breakthrough?
The PASTEUR Act would provide $6 billion in federal funding to give drugmakers incentive to develop lifesaving medications.
Los Angeles, CA|News|
After Tuition, Books, And Room And Board, Colleges' Rising Health Fees Hit A Nerve
One USC parent was stunned to receive a bill for $3,000 to cover both a student health insurance premium and access to on-campus care.
Santa Cruz, CA|News|
Medicare Pay Cuts Will Hurt Seniors' Care, Doctors Argue
Doctors are urging Congress to call off cuts scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 in the reimbursements they receive from Medicare.
Los Angeles, CA|News|
Watch: Big Medicaid Changes In CA Leave Millions Of Patients Behind
The initiative, known as CalAIM, will provide some of Medi-Cal’s sickest and costliest patients with services such as home-delivered meals.
Across California, CA|News|
To Attract In-Home Caregivers, CA Offers Paid Training — And Self-Care
A state-funded assistance program helps 650,000 low-income people who are older or disabled age in place, usually at home.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Should Older Seniors Risk Major Surgery? New Research Offers Guidance
Patients who were 90 or older were six times as likely to die than those ages 65 to 69.
Across California, CA|News|
The Business Of Clinical Trials Is Booming. Private Equity Has Taken Notice
The median cost for bring new drugs to final approval is $19 million.
Across California, CA|News|
A Work-From-Home Culture Takes Root In California
Through the pandemic, California’s workplace culture changed in ways researchers say will reverberate well beyond 2022.
San Francisco, CA|News|
Patients Complain Some Obesity Care Startups Offer Pills, And Not Much Else
Startups in San Francisco and New York report that they have helped thousands of patients.
Across California, CA|News|
As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush To Market At-Home Test Kits
Consumers are left to wonder about the reliability of the tests, which cost as much as $500.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Centene Showers CA Politicians, Causes With Millions As It Courts Contracts And Settles Overbilling Allegations
The company has billions of dollars at stake in California.
Nashville, TN|News|
Hospital Giant HCA Fends Off Accusations Of Questionable Inpatient Admissions
While Jennifer Smithfield was in the hospital, her doctor texted her repeatedly, asking why she’d been admitted.
Elk Grove, CA|News|
CA Patients Fear Fallout From Third Dialysis Ballot Measure
“I’ve told my friends and neighbors I’m scared to death if it passes. This facility will probably close.”
Across California, CA|News|
As Links To MS Deepen, Researchers Accelerate Efforts To Develop An Epstein-Barr Vaccine
About 95% of US adults are infected with Epstein-Barr. New research links it to the development of multiple sclerosis.
Los Angeles, CA|News|
Labor Tries City-By-City Push In California For $25 Minimum Wage At Private Medical Facilities
Hospitals and health facilities have pushed back, spending $11 million to fight the minimum wage — the same amount spent by unions.
Across California, CA|News|
‘Separate And Unequal': Critics Say Newsom's Pricey Medicaid Reforms Leave Most Patients Behind
Dramatic changes are afoot that could herald improvements in care — or cement stark health disparities.
