California Healthline
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A controversial proposal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medi-Cal contract is opposed by a coalition of counties, competing health plans, community clinics, and a labor union. -
Across Los Angeles County, few people are showing up at COVID vaccination drives even though nearly 2 million residents remain unvaccinated.
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The backroom deal with politically connected Kaiser Permanente, which infuriated other Medi-Cal health plans, allows the health care giant to continue selecting the enrollees it wants.
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Ongoing safety protocols at nursing homes — including visitor restrictions and frequent testing of staff and residents — can be soul-killing.
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An STI epidemic has raged nearly unchecked as public health departments have focused on COVID-19.
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The number of homicide victims in California jumped 27% from 2019 to 2020, to about 2,300, marking the largest year-over-year increase in three decades, according to the state's preliminary death certificate data.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom's surprising choice of Blue Shield to lead the state's COVID vaccination effort raised questions about the role politics played in the decision -- and whether the insurer is up to the task.
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The U.S. has fumbled almost every step of its public health response in its battle against COVID-19. Experts say that must change if we're going to outflank the variants emerging as the virus continues to mutate.
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In California, the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is run largely by the same overworked and underfunded local health departments tasked with covid-19 testing and contact tracing.
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COVID infection rates in California are consistently higher in low-income neighborhoods than more affluent areas, according to an analysis by ZIP code.
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