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Trump Decree Says There Are No Transgender People: President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday asserting that the U.S. government recognizes only two sexes that are “not changeable.”He also cleared the way to ban transgender people from the military. LA Wildfires Caused Dangerous Levels Of Chlorine And Lead In The Air: At the height of the wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of ...
What the Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Means in California
2022年1月26日 · When patients are seen by out-of-network providers they didn’t choose, it is often a double whammy: They pay more out-of-pocket — even if their health plan covers some out-of-network care — and they may later receive balance bills from providers that can total thousands of dollars.
Telemedicine or In-Person Visit? Pros and Cons
2020年10月26日 · As COVID-19 took hold in March, U.S. doctors limited in-person appointments — and many patients avoided them — for fear of infection. The result was a huge increase in the volume of remote medical and behavioral health visits.
Medi-Cal Enrollees: Here’s How to Verify Your Eligibility
2023年5月5日 · Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents, has embarked on a 14-month effort to reexamine the eligibility of its nearly 15.8 million members.It is part of the massive “unwinding” being undertaken by all state Medicaid programs after three pandemic years during which their rolls swelled.
Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ Ever Face the Music?
2021年9月22日 · These physicians are identified as members of the “Disinformation Dozen,” a group of top superspreaders of covid vaccine misinformation on social media, according to a 2021 report by the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate.The report, based on an analysis of anti-vaccine content on social media platforms, found that 12 people were responsible for 65% of it.
A California Official Helped Save a Mental Health Company’s …
2024年10月23日 · Kooth last year signed a four-year $271 million contract to create Soluna, a free mental health app for California users ages 13 to 25.The app, along with another, by the company Brightline, for younger users, launched in January to fill a need for young Californians and their families to access professional telehealth free of charge.It’s one component of Newsom’s $4.7 billion youth mental ...
California Falling Short of Enrollment Goal as Mental Health Courts ...
2024年11月27日 · California’s goal was to help 2,000 seriously mentally ill people by the end of this year, but data shows fewer than 600 petitions have been filed. As the CARE program expands to every county, officials say it sometimes takes months to locate eligible adults and get them in treatment plans.
The New MADD Movement: Parents Rise Up Against Drug Deaths
2022年5月20日 · The college sophomore, home for the holidays, had taken half a pill she bought from a dealer on Snapchat. It turned out to be fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid that helped drive drug overdose deaths in the U.S. to more than 100,000 last year. “She was poisoned, and nothing was going to happen to the person who did it,” he said.
New California Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance …
2023年11月6日 · In California, nearly three-quarters of emergency ground ambulance rides result in out-of-network bills. The average surprise bill for a ground ambulance ride in California is $1,209, the highest in the nation, according to a December study.. The new law, which applies to about 14 million Californians enrolled in state-regulated commercial health plans, limits how much a non-network ambulance ...
Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over …
2024年4月2日 · In California, assaulting paramedics or other emergency medical workers in the field carries stiffer fines and jail time than assaulting emergency room staffers. State lawmakers are considering a measure that would standardize the penalties.