Kaiser Permanente To Open Medical School In Southern California
Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson says the new school is part of the HMO's effort to transform the "health care ecosystem" in the 21st century.
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Covered California Reports Modest Rate Increases, Regional Variation
Premiums for the states 1.3 million people in the state's Obamacare marketplace will rise an average 4 percent, with average increases as low as 1.8 percent in Los Angeles and as high as 13 percent in Santa Cruz.
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Lacking Votes, Calif. Assembly Shelves Aid-In-Dying Bill
Supporters said they will continue to work with Assembly members to build support for the bill, which would allow doctors to write lethal prescriptions for some terminally ill patients with less than six months to live.
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Some Face A Big Bill From Medi-Cal — After They Die
California is one of the few states that charge the estates of deceased Medicaid beneficiaries for the cost of their health coverage. A bill is moving through the state legislature to stop the practice.
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To Protect His Son, A Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated Children
A California child in remission from leukemia cannot be vaccinated because his immune system is rebuilding after chemotherapy. The family, which lives in a school district where 7 percent of the children are not vaccinated under a "personal belief exemption," is asking school officials to have all kids be vaccinated or stay home from school during the measles outbreak.
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Soda Tax Succeeds In Berkeley, Fizzles In San Francisco
The nations first tax on sugary drinks aims to combat obesity and diabetes, with a penny-per-ounce levy.
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Spike in ER, Hospitalization Use Short-Lived After Medicaid Expansion
Rates of hospitalization for the highest pent-up demand group also started high and dropped by almost 80 percent over the two-year period.
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Good News On California ACA Rates. But Why?
Two top insurance officials in California have competing theories on what's keeping prices in check for 2015.
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