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Taking A Page From Pharma’s Playbook To Fight The Opioid Crisis

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Doctors and pharmacists in Northern California are emulating drug company sales reps with a fresh purpose in mind: They visit medical offices in the hardest-hit counties to change their peers’ prescribing habits and curtail the use of painkillers.

Red solidaria de médicos envía suministros a Puerto Rico

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Casi de manera espontánea, se unieron gracias a las redes sociales y al “de boca en boca”. Hasta ahora han enviado 40 toneladas de suministros para ayudar a las víctimas del huracán María.

Training New Doctors Right Where They’re Needed

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Eight teaching centers in California aim to train and retain doctors in medically underserved areas such as California’s Central Valley. They are among 57 such institutions across the country that may soon receive a boost in funding from Congress.

Entrenando a nuevos médicos justo en donde se los necesita

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En el Valle Central de California, no hay una escuela de medicina, y los nuevos médicos a menudo evitan el área en favor de los centros urbanos más ricos, donde pueden ganar más dinero.

Reporter’s Notebook: In Health Care, A Good Price (Or Any Price) Is Hard To Find

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Not only are health prices hidden, industry players are contractually obligated to keep them secret. That’s why answering a simple question — how much does it cost to have a baby in Mountain View, Calif.? — became a journalistic quest.

Guess Who Pays The Price When Hospital Giants Hire Your Private Practitioner?

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Gobbling up doctors’ independent practices is lucrative for hospital systems — but not necessarily a good deal for the physicians or consumers, critics say. Northern California is a case in point.

How Below-The-Radar Mergers Fuel Health Care Monopolies

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Most acquisitions by hospitals of physician practices are too small to trigger antitrust attention, study says. But a buying spree of “onesies and twosies” doctor practices has driven competition down and prices up.

Calif. Hits Nerve By Singling Out Cardiac Surgeons With Higher Patient Death Rates

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The controversial practice — done by just a few other states — recently cast a spotlight on some prominent doctors. Supporters say it improves performance; detractors warn it discourages taking on complex cases.

California Sued For Allegedly Substandard Medi-Cal Care

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The lawsuit is a civil rights case on behalf of Latinos, who comprise nearly half of the program’s enrollees. But the advocates who filed it also hope to get class action certification for all Medi-Cal enrollees.

Survivors Of Childhood Diseases Struggle To Find Care As Adults

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Once-fatal childhood diseases, like cystic fibrosis, congenital heart disease and sickle cell anemia, now can be survived into adulthood. But when those patients become too old to see pediatricians, it can be difficult for them to find physicians familiar with their conditions.

Despite A Growing Appetite, Buffet-Style Flat-Fee Clinics Shutter In Seattle

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A small number of medical practices have been moving to “direct primary care,” in which patients pay a monthly retainer for unlimited services. But the collapse of Qliance in Seattle may portend problems with the business model.