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Rushing To Move Excluded Immigrants Into Obamacare 鈥 Before Obama Exits
In California, backers of a plan to allow adults living in the country illegally to buy coverage on the state鈥檚 exchange hurry to get federal approval 鈥 fearing opposition or inaction under a new administration.
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Inspectors Find Calif. Hospital’s Pharmacy Posed Infection Risk
Thousands of patients at the San Diego-area hospital may have been exposed to infection last year because of unsanitary conditions in the compounding lab where IVs were mixed, officials found.
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Three Firms Vie To Run CalPERS’ Drug Benefits
UnitedHealth鈥檚 OptumRx is the lowest bidder and wins a key endorsement ahead of final vote by California鈥檚 public retirement system.
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Obamacare Premiums In California May Rise 8 Percent Next Year, State Predicts
The projected 聽increase in premiums is expected to draw national attention in an election year -- especially from foes of the Affordable Care Act.
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Sharing Your Doctor With A Group
With 鈥渟hared appointments,鈥 patients can get more time with less-harried providers, enjoy mutual support and see better outcomes. But the approach has its skeptics.
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FAQ: How The FDA鈥檚 New Tobacco Rule Affects Consumers
The FDA expands its purview over all tobacco products -- including e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco -- but the new regulatory process could permit many products sold in the U.S. to remain so for up to three years.
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Is There Gunk On Your Greens? 4 Things To Know About The Listeria Recall
The FDA issued a big recall of frozen foods this week. Here鈥檚 what you need to know about the nasty bug that鈥檚 causing all the problems.
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Aid-In-Dying: Not So Easy
In June, California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescriptions from their doctors, but getting those prescriptions will require serious effort.
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Pregnant Women Dumped By Covered California Into Medi-Cal, Without Notice Or Consent
The problem won鈥檛 be fixed until September, though the state鈥檚 congressional delegation calls for quick action.
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Counterfeit Opioid Poisonings Spread To Bay Area
Vomiting, breathing problems, lethargy, unconsciousness result from pirate pills laced with fentanyl.
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Medi-Cal AIDS Program Is Underfunded, Advocates Say
Medi-Cal program provides vital services to HIV and AIDS patients, but providers say it doesn鈥檛 pay enough to allow them to serve everyone who needs it.
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Will Covered California Sell Health Coverage To The Undocumented?
California is inching closer to a first-in-the-nation request for a federal ruling that would allow the state鈥檚 Obamacare exchange to sell health plans to immigrants who are living in the country illegally.
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What’s California’s Prescription For Rising Drug Costs?
How high-cost drugs are impacting California.
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Cities Begin To Count The Scars Of Childhood, And Try To Prevent New Damage
A class action lawsuit in Los Angeles and a task force in Memphis both try to counter the 鈥渁dverse childhood events鈥 that impair health and well-being.
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EPA Chief McCarthy: Public Health Is ‘What We Do’
Gina McCarthy met with Kaiser Health News to answer a range of questions, including how the agency is involved in efforts to combat Zika and the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
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A Dearth Of Hospital Beds For Patients In Psychiatric Crisis
A California Assembly bill would require creating a mandatory registry for available psychiatric hospital beds, but the state hospital association calls it unworkable.
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California Insurance Marketplace Imposes New Quality, Cost Conditions On Plans
In a sweeping overhaul of its contracts, the state鈥檚 insurance exchange will require health plans to hold doctors and hospitals accountable for quality and cost.
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Medi-Cal Expands To Immigrant Children. Here’s How It Works.
New law applies state's low-income health care program to children in the U.S. illegally.
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President鈥檚 Task Force Aims To Help End Discrimination In Mental Health Coverage
Some advocates for mentally ill people say the administration鈥檚 action is long overdue.
By Jenny Gold