“For millions of families living with chronic diseases — such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer — or other debilitating conditions, inflation is proving a punishing scourge that could be harmful to their health. Unlike dining out less or buying fewer clothes, many patients […]
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“When the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched last month, many mental health providers, researchers, and advocates celebrated…. But not everyone felt the same way. Some advocates and people who had experiences with the mental health system took to social media to […]
“Over the past year, Newsom has lobbed multiple attacks against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, … and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — both Republicans — for their positions on guns and abortion. He has taken to national TV and social media to dub California […]
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“The United States Supreme Court said that the privacy and liberty protections in the United States Constitution did not extend to abortion,” said UCLA law professor Cary Franklin, an expert in constitutional law and reproductive rights who has testified before the California legislature in […]
“Unlike college tuition or other kinds of debt, outlays for medical treatments are generally not something we can consider in advance and decide — yes or no — to take on. They are thrust upon us by illness, accident, and bad luck. Medical treatment […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform “This calculator provides estimates of the savings California consumers will achieve if Governor Newsom and the State Legislature enact an Improved Medicare for All system that covers all medically necessary care with no premiums, co-pays or […]
“The ability to turn a quick profit in caring for people in their last days of life is attracting a new breed of hospice owners: private equity firms.“That rapid growth has many hospice veterans worried that the original hospice vision may be fading, as […]