State GovernmentWednesday Roundup: Bail System Overhaul, Renewable Energy Requirement, Education Incentives For CalWORKS Recipients, Dialysis StaffingMay 31, 2017 | Ben Adler | Chris NicholsState senators have passed a bill that would overhaul the state's bail system and a bill that requires California to go green by 2045. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the Assembly passed a bill offering grant increases to welfare recipients.
Health CareHealth Insurers Anticipate Policy Changes With Two Sets Of Rate ProposalsMay 30, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerWith the Affordable Care Act in limbo, California is allowing some health insurers to submit two different premium rate proposals: one if the law continues and the other if it doesn't.
Health CareDemocrats Advance Single-Payer California Health Care BillMay 25, 2017(AP) - A California bill to replace health insurance companies with universal government-funded care is advancing to a vote in the full Senate.
Health CarePatients, Nurses Call For More Regulation Of Dialysis ClinicsMay 23, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerA group of patients and nurses is calling for more regulation of dialysis clinics which they claim are often operating under unsafe conditions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareNacho Cheese Sauce Tainted With Botulism Kills California ManMay 23, 2017An outbreak of botulism caused by nacho cheese sauce from a gas station has hospitalized nine people and killed one man in northern California.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDarla Moe And The Lawsuit Against Anthem Blue Cross For Denied 3-D Mammogram CoverageMay 23, 2017Darla Moe is a breast cancer survivor from Sacramento seeking a change in insurance coverage policy following denied coverage by Anthem Blue Cross. She speaks about her mission and experiences leading up to the lawsuit. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez3-D Vs. 2-D Mammograms — What's The Difference?May 23, 2017What is a 3-D mammogram? UC Davis Radiologist Dr. Karen Lindfors talks about this technology, how it differs from traditional 2-D mammography and why it is increasingly recommended. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCapitol Roundup: Single-Payer's Cost, Equal Pay, Guns In SchoolsMay 22, 2017 | Ben AdlerFour hundred billion dollars. That’s the first estimate of how much it could cost to create a single-payer health care system in California. Meanwhile, the Assembly passed bills that would ban guns on school campuses and address the gender pay gap.
Health CarePoll: Doctors Are Still Prescribing Lots Of Opioids For Low Back PainMay 20, 2017More than half of Americans suffer lower back pain each year, the latest NPR/Truven Health Analytics survey finds. And they're often not going for treatments recommended as safest and most effective.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezHow Will The American Health Care Act Affect Home Health Care Workers? May 17, 2017 | Cody DrabbleThe American Health Care Act would drastically reshape how Medicaid is funded, which could leave California’s most disadvantaged in a difficult spot. Paul Tullis with Capitol & Main further delves into this topic with retired nurse Bonnie Kerlew. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
