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California Aims To Limit Surprise Medical Bills

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The problem, known as balance billing, happens when patients are treated by an out-of-network professional at an in-network facility. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign the legislation.

Geographic, Racial Disparities In Stroke Treatment Tracked In New Study

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Patients living in the Northeast are more than twice as likely to get a powerful drug than those in the Midwest or South and African-Americans were 26 percent less likely to get the medicine, a study in the journal Neurology finds.

Parents Often Battle To Get Their Children Mental Health Services At School

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Kids with mental health problems often suffer anxiety, difficulty focusing and social challenges. Half of them drop out of high school, in part because many schools don’t manage to meet their needs.

Tossing Unused Surgical Supplies Wastes Millions Of Dollars, Study Finds

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Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco estimate that hospitals could lose nearly $1,000 per surgery by throwing away opened but unused supplies, such as gloves and sponges.