Op-ed: A human right to death with dignity
It is long overdue for state legislatures and state courts across the country to recognize, by statute and under state constitutions, a...
Final 2014-15 AB 1629 rates posted
The Department of Health Care Services today posted the final 2014-15 Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for freestanding skilled-nursing and...
SB 155, as introduced, Hertzberg. Decedent’s estates
Existing law provides for the disposition of a testator’s property by will. Existing law establishes the Uniform Testamentary Additions...
California court widens disclosure of health citation details
Public access to regulatory records broadened Thursday after the California Supreme Court ruled that state health officials must provide...
2016 Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Part D Final Rule Issued
On February 12, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published final rules entitled “Medicare Program; Contract...
NPR Hits on Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes
In a three-part series, NPR recently took on the persistent problem of antipsychotics in nursing homes. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2...