Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Friday, April 26, 2024
Data breach, 911 system crash, single-payer health care, bird flu, HIV, suicide, school nutrition, miscarriages, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 25, 2024
Starting Next Year, California Will Cap Annual Health Care Cost Increases: Doctors, hospitals, and health insurance companies in California will soon be limited to annual price increases. The 3% cap, approved Wednesday by the Health Care Affordability Board, will be phased in over five years, starting with 3.5% in 2025. Providers who don’t comply could face fines. Read more from AP.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Toxic tires, health worker strike, nursing shortages, hospital mergers, homelessness, fertility, bird flu, and more are in today’s news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Health laws debated, homelessness, use of AI in health care, hospital layoffs and closures, patient privacy, Medicaid, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 22, 2024
Abortion travel, homelessness case before Supreme Court, emergency care, covid, cybersecurity, measles, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, April 19, 2024
Heat protections for workers, homelessness, covid and flu data, Medicare, maternal care, drug shortages, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 18, 2024
In Historic Move, California Creates Water Standards for Hexavalent Chromium: The State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday unanimously approved the nation’s first drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, a cancer-causing contaminant that is found naturally in some California groundwater as well as water contaminated by industries. Read more from CalMatters.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Homeless encampments, hospital watch, maternity wards, medical education, AIDS, stimulant addiction, mental health care, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Paris Hilton’s testimony, Abbott layoffs, TB exposure, difficulties in finding a doctor, folic acid, the housing crisis, reproductive health, and more are in today’s news.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 15, 2024
Health worker wages, measles warning, layoffs, bird flu, abortion politics, veteran care, birth control, and more are in the news.