April 17, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom has released new details on the single-payer commission he has proposed to replace an existing health care council backed by legislative leaders, who remain tight-lipped about the governor's new direction. Read More
April 17, 2019
In an unusual position for a Republican, Sen. Jeff Stone is proposing that California set up its own government agency to negotiate lower drug prices on behalf of most residents and cut out the private multibillion-dollar industry that currently serves that middleman role. Read More
April 17, 2019
Sacramento-based Sutter Health and four of its affiliates agreed to pay out $30 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it had overcharged for services provided patients covered by Medicare’s managed care plan, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Read More
April 17, 2019
With the approval of CA AB4 (19R) by the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday, both houses of the California Legislature have now approved identical measures that seek to expand full-scope Medi-Cal access to all undocumented adults. Read More
April 16, 2019
Recently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, Sacramento firefighter Joshua Katz isn’t ready to give up on what he calls a ‘dream job.’ He still loves his “fire family,” exciting workdays and having a job that lets him help others. He’d rather take time off to treat his post-traumatic stress with financial support from workers’ compensation than allow his injury to cause an early end to his career. Read More
April 9, 2019
Consumers, lawmakers and industry players all seem to agree that prescription drugs prices are too high. What they can't always agree on is whom to blame. Read More
April 9, 2019
The Trump administration wants oral arguments in the appeal of a lower court ruling invalidating Obamacare to take place the week of July 8. Read More
April 9, 2019
Eduardo Contreras thought he would finally see some financial security this year. For some time, his family had struggled on an income of about $50,000. Then Contreras got a new job as a cook at a winery, with better pay and more hours. In 2019, he and his wife, a hotel housekeeper, expect to clear $80,000. With an increase in family income of more than 50 percent, they looked forward to some relief from the pressure. Read More
April 9, 2019
Twenty Southern California hospitals have been named among the top 1,000 in the world, across 11 countries, in a list compiled for the first time by Newsweek in collaboration with Statista Inc., a global marketing research and consumer data company. Read More
April 2, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election to get Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan, giving Republicans time to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare. Read More