12 California Hospitals Among Becker’s List of Best Heart Care Facilities

Several California hospitals were included in Becker’s Hospital Review‘s list of 100 facilities with “great” cardiovascular programs,Becker’s Hospital Review reports. Details of List For the list, Becker‘s editorial staffers reviewed various ranking and award agencies, including: Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care; CareChex’s rankings for cardiac care; Healthgrades cardiology awards; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ ...

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California Sees Largest Drop in Number of Uninsured Children

California has seen the largest decline in the number of uninsured children since the Affordable Care Act took effect, according to a report by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, the Public News Service reports (Potter, Public News Service, 10/29). The report was based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey ...

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Healthcare Spending Grows Modestly Among Commercially Insured, Except for Drugs

­ Healthcare spending grows modestly among commercially insured, except for drugs – Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events <iframe src=”//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-7TS2″ height=”0″ width=”0″ style=”display:none;visibility:hidden”></iframe> Overall healthcare spending among patients who get their health insurance from an employer grew at a tepid rate in 2014, but spending on prescription drugs jumped significantly, stemming ...

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U.S. Drug Prices Should Reflect Value to Patients: Expert Panel

A panel of medical experts said on Friday the prices of prescription medicines in the United States need to be brought in line with the value they bring to patients instead of continuing to let drugmakers set any price they choose. “Americans at the same time are getting tremendously ripped off with drugs and also ...

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Senate Passes Budget Bill and Sends It to Obama

The Senate approved a crucial bipartisan budget agreement early Friday that would avert a government default and end nearly five years of pitched battles between congressional Republicans and the Obama administration over fiscal policy. The measure, which passed 64 to 35, now goes to the White House, wherePresident Obama has said he will sign it. ...

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After Missing Target, County Seeks to Ease Immigrants’ Healthcare Enrollment

After months of debate last year, Los Angeles County officials agreed to pay for 146,000 people in the country illegally to receive medical care through the public health system. More than a year later, however, officials have fallen about 11,000 short of that target, and left more than $20 million of their budget unspent. County ...

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