The workers allege staffing shortages and a lack of PPE stockpiles. April 18, 2022, 9:04 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article More than 8,000 nurses and health care workers in Northern California are planning a one-day strike Monday over staffing and other COVID-19-related concerns. The employees of Sutter Health,…
California is considering creating the first government-funded, universal healthcare system in the US for state residents. The proposal, which lawmakers will begin debating on Tuesday, would adopt a single-payer healthcare system that would replace the need for private insurance plans. Lawmakers are debating two bills – one would create the universal healthcare system, another would…
SACRAMENTO — California on Wednesday sued what the state’s attorney general called a sham health insurance company operating as a “health care sharing ministry” — one the state claims illegally denied members benefits while retaining as much as 84% of their payments. The lawsuit names The Aliera Companies and the Moses family, which founded Sharity…
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An emergency medicine physicians group has sued Envision Healthcare, the giant health care services company, alleging that it violated California laws barring corporations from practicing medicine when it took over staffing of the emergency department at Placentia-Linda Hospital in Placentia, California, in August. The lawsuit was filed by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group, a…
In summary State leaders should keep their promise and continue to support organizations that play a critical role in public health. By Jim Wood Assemblymember Jim Wood, a Democrat from Santa Rosa and a dentist, represents the 2nd Assembly District. Genoveva Islas, Special to CalMatters Genoveva Islas is executive director of Cultiva la Salud. When…
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A handful of trimmed hemp flower at Fletcher Farms in Vale, Ore., is pictured. | Natalie Fertig/POLITICO LOS ANGELES — California is poised to clamp down on the fast-growing hemp market in a push to make sure CBD-infused products are accurately labeled and safe — a shift that could be felt nationwide, given the state’s…
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