Disability rights advocates and two individuals with disabilities sued Tuesday to overturn the state's physician-assisted death law, arguing it is unconstitutional, violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, and makes it too easy for people with terminal diseases whose deaths aren't imminent to kill themselves with a doctor's help. (Don Thompson, 4/26 )
Health Care Industry
Los Angeles Times: Patients Trying To Hang On To Medi-Cal Face Long Waits For Help
Canned music droned from the telephone as Jessica Sanchez waited, fidgeting and shifting her pregnant belly in her chair at the Santa Monica community health center. It had been an hour since Sanchez and a Venice Family Clinic worker had dialed up a Los Angeles County agency for help. At a prenatal appointment, Sanchez, 33, had abruptly discovered that her health coverage had been cut off months earlier. The news rattled Sanchez, who was already in her third trimester. (Reyes, 4/25)
The Bakersfield Californian: Your Next Ambulance Ride Will Likely Cost More
Ambulance rides are going to get more expensive, officials with Kern Public Health Services said Tuesday. (Donegan, 4/25)
Orange County Register: Irvine Will Be Home To Country’s First All-Electric Hospital
The country’s first all-electric medical campus should be fully open in Irvine by 2025. Spanning more than 800,000 square feet, and under the UCI Health umbrella, the medical campus will be powered by a central utility plant, an epicenter that will...
Over the last year, beyond traditional healthcare and federal procurement matters, the government has pursued federal False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and enforcement across high-risk areas, i...