Over the course of three months in 2017, over two thousand incidents of workplace violence in health care were reported in California, which comes out to about an incident happening every other week. Some experts would say that number is probably low, because they suspect the issue is underreported, for …
Read More »How did this 88-year-old Merced woman disappear – again – from her care facility?
New questions emerged Friday as the search continued for an 88-year-old Merced woman who apparently walked away from her senior-care facility a day earlier. Beverly Flores was reported missing at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to break into the health care field? Jerry Brown has a way
The first program under Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed all-online community college would provide workers with an entry point into the growing health care field. The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office … Click to Continue »
Read More »How Two Companies You’ve Never Heard Of May Have Disrupted Care For Thousands Californians
Every time you want to see a doctor, decisions are made about who’s in your network, what’s approved, and how much it’ll cost. Although your health plan manages everything, each of those decisions could be outsourced to a separate company—and those behind-closed-doors actions can have big impacts. Allegations of misconduct …
Read More »This Merced County school district is offering free health care services for students
One local school district in Merced County has started offering in-school healthcare services free of charge to students and parents who opt-in, according to school officials.. The new service is … Click to Continue »
Read More »UCSF Fresno To Expand Medical Training For Primary Care Providers
UCSF Fresno has received a state grant to expand its training programs for medical residents and fellows. The university will receive $ 2.15 million over three years from the Office of Statewide Health and Planning thanks to the Song-Brown Program—a state law that provides grants in order to increase training …
Read More »Deadline Looms For Health Care Legislation Vital To Valley
The latest Republican health care bill may have met its end earlier this week in Congress, but there’s more health care legislation awaiting a decision by the weekend. Three federal programs providing aid to the Valley are due to expire on Saturday night. The first is the Community Health Center …
Read More »CalViva-Kaiser Split Highlights Health Care Complexities, Patient Confusion
Earlier this summer, a contract between CalViva health and Kaiser Permanente left 9,000 Medi-Cal patients in the San Joaquin Valley to find all new doctors. We were curious how that transition happened, so we set out to find out how significant this change was in the healthcare world and how …
Read More »Trump to cut from programs promoting health care enrollment. What’s it mean in Merced
The Trump administration is announcing sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year and while it may hamper access to some important … Click to Continue »
Read More »Get ready to pay more for health care next year: hikes from 5 to 24 percent in Valley
Consumers buying insurance next year in Merced and Mariposa counties will see a rate increase for monthly premiums of 24 percent on average – nearly twice the statewide hike. In … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what U.S Rep. Jim Costa thinks about Trump’s health care bill
Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, talked with Merced County health leaders and advocates on July 6, 2017 to receive feedback and discuss how the republicans proposed health bill will impact people in Merced County. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »California Nurses Association protests shelving of single-payer health care bill
Anger over Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s decision to shelve universal health care legislation in California has boiled over into aggressive protests against the Democratic leader by the California Nurses Association. … Click to Continue »
Read More »California senator argues for single-payer health care in California
Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, urges passage of SB 582, a measure aimed at establishing a new universal health care system in California. Instead of private insurers, state government would be the “single payer” for everyone’s health care through a new taxing structure. … Click to Continue »
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