Ballot Measure To Expand Home Health Services
Several Southern California not-for-profit organizations have proposed a November 2016 ballot measure that would seek to raise money to expand various anti-poverty initiatives, including certain home health visits. Read more...
Anthem-Cigna Deal Alarms Consumer Activists
In a mega-deal that alarms some health policy experts and consumer advocates worried about increasing industry consolidation and the prospect of higher premiums, health insurance giant Anthem has agreed to acquire rival Cigna for $54 billion. Read more...
Changes Afoot for Orange County Duals
Orange County is slated to start enrollment this week in the Cal MediConnect duals demonstration project. Read more...
Concerns Over Covered Calif.'s Data Mining Plan
Last week, four U.S. lawmakers from California sent a letter to Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee raising privacy concerns about the exchange's plan to analyze enrollee data. Read more...
Fault With Tobacco Testimony of Six Physicians
Six physicians who provide expert testimony on behalf of tobacco companies don't accurately present the scientific evidence linking smoking to cancer, according to a Stanford study published last week. Read more...
Cost Transparency Efforts Increase as Rx Drug Prices Rise
As the price of many prescription drugs grows in the U.S., drugmakers are coming under increasing pressure to reveal information about development costs and profits. Read more...
New Vaccination Law Serves as a National Model
Stanford legal experts say that California's controversial new vaccination law may serve as a model for other states at a time when vaccination rates are low by historical standards. Read more...
Bill Passed Blocking States from Requiring GMO Labels
The House on Thursday passed hotly contested legislation that would keep states from issuing mandatory labeling laws for foods that contain genetically modified organisms, often called GMOs. Read more...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit On Medically Assisted Suicide
Three terminally ill patients lost a court battle in California Friday over whether they should have the right to request and take lethal medication to hasten their deaths. Read more...