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A new California rule tries to hold down your health care …

WebYou won’t notice it right away, but a new California state agency took a major step this week toward reining in the seemingly uncontrollable costs of health care.. The …

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Two Rogue Valley Asante hospitals still in 'crisis standards …

WebAsante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford and Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass continue to operate under "crisis standards of care," …

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‘They told me I have no coverage’: Californians surprised …

WebElvia Macedo, a Medi-Cal patient, gets a check-up with Dr. Oscar Casillas at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles on July 26, 2022.

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California’s ‘tripledemic’ season is off to a mild start. What …

WebSyringes with vaccines at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering flu and COVID-19 …

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As California sets higher Medi-Cal contract standards, …

WebMore than 1.7 million Medi-Cal patients may get a new insurance provider in the coming months as a result of the state’s first-ever competitive bidding process, but …

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Millions of Californians are at risk of losing Medi-Cal …

WebThe upheaval, which begins in April, will put millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing health coverage, threatening their access to care and potentially …

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Infections remained high at Asante through 2023 despite …

WebThe number of central line-associated bloodstream infections at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford remained high in 2023 despite hospital …

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After a pandemic pause, California will restart checking …

WebBaackes at L.A. Care said the onus of spreading the word about the renewal period also falls on the health insurance plans. L.A. Care, he said, has been beefing up …

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As California expands Medi-Cal, hundreds of thousands …

WebOn May 1, about 235,000 undocumented people aged 50 and older will gain new access to Medi-Cal under a law signed last summer. A second proposal, unveiled in …

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The battle over vaccine rules for kids reignites in California

WebVaccines for children rolled out last year, first for teenagers and later for 5- to 11-year-olds on an emergency use authorization. In California, as of Jan. 26, 24% of …

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Screening for adverse childhood experiences is increasing in …

WebMedi-Cal doctors are screening more patients for adverse childhood experiences, but they aren’t required to report whether those patients receive therapy or …

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COVID Surge Has Hospitals In Jackson, Josephine Counties …

WebOfficials from the counties’ health departments and local hospitals met Thursday morning for a press conference, where they painted a dire picture of what …

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Redding tribe's new clinic will address gaps in mental health care …

WebThe recovery center will offer medication-assisted therapy to people struggling with substance misuse. There will also be a behavioral health center where patients can …

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It's time to stop downsizing health care, the Pentagon says. This

WebAfter a decade of outsourcing military health care, the Pentagon now plans to do the opposite, an about-face Matt and Helen Perry hope means they'll get the care …

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Oregon's governor says she’s monitoring hospital closure in …

WebIn August, 2023, PeaceHealth made the announcement that it would close most of its facility in downtown Eugene and transfer services to its Riverbend hospital in …

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California voters will decide on Newsom’s mental health overhaul.

Web1980: President Jimmy Carter, who a few years earlier created a Presidential Commission on Mental Health at the urging of his wife Rosalynn, signs the Mental …

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With Prop. 1 passage, Gavin Newsom again changes how …

WebCalifornia voters in the March 2024 election narrowly passed Proposition 1, a proposal to fund new construction of housing and treatment facilities for people with …

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After 17 months, Shasta County hires public health officer

WebShasta County has finally hired a public health officer. The decision wasn’t without controversy. The new officer, Dr. James Mu, was approved by a 3-2 majority …

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Oregon health care providers still feeling cash crunch after …

WebHospitals and clinics across Oregon are facing a big dip in their cash flow this month — the fallout of a ransomware attack on a national company that connects health …

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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or

WebWith nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public …

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‘Cal Poly Homeless’: Does Northern California’s first polytechnic

WebOfficials hope to double enrollment at Cal Poly Humboldt by 2027. Plans to reserve all on-campus housing for first-years were scaled back last week after current …

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