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California Officials Seek 鈥楥ARE鈥 Without Coercion as New Mental Health Courts Launch This Fall
In Orange County, California, officials are threading a delicate needle. They want to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment without coercion as the state鈥檚 new CARE Courts roll out in October.
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Hep C鈥檚 Number Comes Up: Can Biden鈥檚 5-Year Plan Eliminate the Longtime Scourge?
Before covid-19, hepatitis C held the distinction of claiming more American lives each year than any other infectious disease 鈥 that鈥檚 despite the marketing of several relatively affordable, highly effective treatments.
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California Lawmakers Approve Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers
A sweeping agreement approved by state lawmakers would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of health workers to a nation-leading $25 an hour. The pact would also end labor鈥檚 years-long battle with dialysis clinics.
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California Legislature Passes Gov. Newsom鈥檚 Proposal to Retool Mental Health Services Act
The California Legislature greenlighted Gov. Gavin Newsom鈥檚 latest plan to build more housing and increase addiction treatment as part of his response to the state鈥檚 homelessness and drug crises.
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鈥楧r. Google鈥 Meets Its Match: Dr. ChatGPT
With the rise of generative AI, people who once turned to 鈥淒r. Google鈥 to check on medical symptoms are now turning to chatbots. Researchers say the bots are often more accurate, but urge caution in the absence of any regulations.
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Heat-Related Deaths Are Up, and Not Just Because It鈥檚 Getting Hotter
Excessive heat contributed to 1,670 deaths nationwide last year, according to federal data 鈥 the highest rate in at least two decades. An increase in drug use and homelessness, along with hotter temperatures, were among the reasons.
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Hollywood’s A-List Health Insurance Is Jeopardized by the Labor Strikes
Hollywood actors and writers who qualify for their union health plans get a very good deal compared with other Americans. But not working during the strike threatens their eligibility in the system.
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Workers Pay the Price While Congress and Employers Debate Need for Heat Regulations
Studies suggest official numbers vastly underestimate heat-related injuries and illness on the job. To institute protections, the government must calculate their cost 鈥 and the cost of inaction.
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When Temps Rise, So Do Medical Risks. Should Doctors and Nurses Talk More About Heat?
The medical dangers of heat are real. But people often ignore public heat alerts or don't realize how vulnerable they are. A new alert system prompts clinicians to talk about heat with patients.
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Californians Headed to HBCUs in the South Prepare for College Under Abortion Bans
As high school graduates prepare to leave states like California that protect abortion rights for historically Black colleges in states where abortion is banned, they're getting ready to safeguard their reproductive health during college.
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California鈥檚 Medical Board Can鈥檛 Pay Its Bills, but Doctors Resist Proposed Fixes
Patient advocates have long alleged the Medical Board of California is ineffective at policing doctors. But a proposal to beef up its budget and overhaul procedures faces stiff resistance from the doctors鈥 lobby.
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California Offers Lifeline to 17 Troubled Hospitals
California鈥檚 new lending program for distressed hospitals will provide Madera Community Hospital with interest-free loans of up to $52 million if it can agree on a viable reopening plan with Adventist Health. The state will offer an additional $240.5 million in interest-free loans to 16 other troubled hospitals.
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Naming Suicide in Obits Was Once Taboo. Changing That Can Help Loved Ones Grieve.
Mental health is being talked about more openly than ever, but the word 鈥渟uicide鈥 has remained largely taboo when describing how someone died. See why that鈥檚 slowly changing, what it means for people who grieve those deaths, and how candor can help prevent additional suicides.
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A New Medicare Proposal Would Cover Training for Family Caregivers
The federal government is proposing having Medicare pay professionals to train family caregivers how to perform tasks like bathing and dressing their loved ones, and properly use medical equipment.
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Feds Say Hospitals That Redistribute Medicaid Money Violate Law
Federal officials are trying to clamp down on private arrangements among some hospitals to pay themselves back for the Medicaid taxes they鈥檝e paid. State health officials and the influential hospital industry argue that regulators have no jurisdiction over the agreements.
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Promising Better, Cheaper Care, Kaiser Permanente鈥檚 National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism
Kaiser Permanente, the California-based health care giant, is looking to dramatically expand its national presence. It鈥檚 committed $5 billion to a new unit called Risant Health and has agreed to acquire Pennsylvania-based Geisinger, but skeptics wonder how it will export its unique model to other states.
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Parents See Own Health Spiral as Their Kids鈥 Mental Illnesses Worsen
The day-to-day struggles that parents of kids with mental health conditions must navigate have led to their own crisis: The stress can take a physical toll that disrupts parents鈥 ability to provide care, say psychologists, researchers, and advocates for families.
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Patients in California County May See Refunds, Debt Relief From Charity Care Settlement
As hospitals are criticized for skimping on financial assistance, Santa Clara County has agreed to notify 43,000 former patients of possible billing reductions as part of a settlement. Some patients had sued, alleging the county鈥檚 hospital system sent them to collections for bills they shouldn鈥檛 have received.
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New Alzheimer鈥檚 Drug Raises Hopes 鈥 Along With Questions
Clinics serving Alzheimer鈥檚 patients are working out the details of who will get treated with the new drug Leqembi. It won鈥檛 be for everyone with memory-loss symptoms.