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California mental health hospitals warn of cuts after state hands down staffing rules
Psychiatric hospitals could close beds under proposed state rules if regulators don’t allow implementation time, facilities warn.
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After ICE arrests come health scares for the detained
Families of detained immigrants describe what many studies have found: ICE centers are ill-equipped to care for people with chronic illness, causing more suffering and death
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She drove a hundred miles to give birth. New California laws are bringing maternity care closer to home
Three years after closing its maternity ward, a new state law will help a rural Northern California hospital bring birth services back to the community.
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Hospitals want to be free to raise prices. California is right to limit them
A hospital group's lawsuit challenges the state's caps on price increases, as state leaders also try to help consumers cope with federal health care cuts.
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Adam Schiff and Doug LaMalfa want to reopen this county’s only hospital. But it won’t be easy
Glenn Medical Center has been in the same location for decades, but a narrow interpretation of a federal rule shut it down. Now thousands of people have to leave the county for emergency care.
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When ICE comes to a California hospital, nurses and doctors must protect their patients
Federal and state laws impose duties on California's health professionals to protect and advocate for patients regardless of immigration status.
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California hospitals are suing over the state’s efforts to curb their spending
Hospitals argue that spending caps imposed by an affordability office will result in layoffs, cuts in health care services and reduced access to care for Californians.
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With just days of cash left, remote California hospital nears crisis point
The financial crisis at Southern Inyo Healthcare District comes as rural hospitals nationwide face rising costs and federal Medicaid cuts.
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Newsom to decide on health care proposals targeting insulin prices, privacy rights and more
California lawmakers sent several bills to the governor that aim to protect consumers and improve patients' access to care. Opponents have raised concerns about their cost.
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Another California county is losing its only hospital after feds refuse to step in
Glenn Medical Center's ‘heartbreaking’ closure will put 150 people out of work and send rural patients to neighboring counties for care.