Friday, December 13, 2024 - California Healthline
Dec 13, 2024 · More Than A Dozen California Democrats Voted For Anti-Trans Provision: Thirteen California Democrats voted to pass legislation that included a GOP provision to ban gender-affirming care for minors. Many of them said the defense bill was too important to vote against but that they opposed the piece targeting care for transgender youth.
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The growing toll of climate-related disasters is a risk to the emotional well-being of young people. An Orange County, California, pediatric emergency doctor wants to add questions about climate change to standard mental health screenings conducted in pediatricians’ offices and other settings where kids seek care.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - California Healthline
Dec 11, 2024 · Raw Milk’s Role In Possible Bird Flu Infection Probed: Public health authorities are seeking to determine if a Marin County child stricken with flu could have potentially contracted the illness by drinking infected raw milk that was subject to a recall.Read more from the Los Angeles Times, KQED, and the San Francisco Chronicle.. Long Beach Health System Tapped ForAlzheimer's Fellowship: SCAN ...
Monday, December 16, 2024 - California Healthline
Dec 16, 2024 · Latest From California Healthline: KFF Health News Original Stories Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes. Donald Trump’s second term is reigniting mistrust in health services among California immigrants, making it harder for community health workers to get people enrolled in Medi-Cal.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - California Healthline
Dec 18, 2024 · Sutter Health Announces $800M Plan For Medical Campuses: Sutter Health has unveiled plans to transform several empty office buildings in Santa Clara into two huge medical campuses that would create a health care destination in Silicon Valley. Read more from Bay Area News Group.. Women Receive Record Settlement In California Prison Rape Case: In a staggering settlement, the federal government ...
Medi-Cal Enrollees: Here’s How to Verify Your Eligibility
May 5, 2023 · Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents, has embarked on a 14-month effort to reexamine the eligibility of its nearly 15.8 million members.It is part of the massive “unwinding” being undertaken by all state Medicaid programs after three pandemic years during which their rolls swelled.
Clinic for Adult Film Industry Reopens Under New Owner
The Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation clinic reopened late last week, nearly two months after county officials closed the clinic and state officials denied it a license to operate. The clinic was sold to a for-profit medical practice and reopened as AIM Medical Associates. Los Angeles Times ' "L.A. Now."
California’s Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds
Jun 20, 2023 · The new findings by leading researchers at the University of California show that at least 90% of adults who are experiencing homelessness in the state became homeless while living in California due primarily to the dire lack of affordable housing. “This idea that homeless people are rushing into California is just not true,” said Margot Kushel, a physician who treats homeless people and ...
New California Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance …
Nov 6, 2023 · In California, nearly three-quarters of emergency ground ambulance rides result in out-of-network bills. The average surprise bill for a ground ambulance ride in California is $1,209, the highest in the nation, according to a December study.. The new law, which applies to about 14 million Californians enrolled in state-regulated commercial health plans, limits how much a non-network ambulance ...
L.A. County Aims To Transform Health Care With New EHR System
Sep 11, 2014 · In an ideal world, patients' health data would follow them when they move from one health facility to another. In Los Angeles County, that's not possible ... yet. But a grand jury report suggests the county's new electronic health record system could become a model for other cities and counties.