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The Center Square

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Santa Clara County employees win legal battle over COVID-19

(The Center Square) - Another group has won a long-fought battle over COVID-19 lockdown policies in California. After more than four years of litigation, Advocates for Faith & Freedom, together with Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, secured a settlement for Santa Clara County employees who challenged the county’s vaccine mandate and worker restrictions policies. The county is in the San Francisco Bay Area. Under Gov. Gavin Newsom, California experienced some of the strictest COVID-era restrictions in the country, including restrictions against people of faith. The policies resulted in multiple lawsuits that the Democratic governor lost, including at the U.S. Supreme Court, The Center Square reported. The state and county governments ultimately agreed to multiple multi-million-dollar settlements with churches and pastors who faced jail time for refusing to comply with COVID-era lockdown policies, The Center Square reported. In this case , Santa Clara County employees were able to receive COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemptions based on their sincerely held religious beliefs but were then prevented from working and stripped of their salaries, according to the litigation. At the time, in 2022, the county imposed a system classifying employees as low, medium or high risk. The risk-tiered system categorized employees including

Santa Clara County, CA · 23d

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Watsonville nurses asking to keep obstetrics, Little Hoover Commission housing study

Watsonville Community Hospital nurses hold a town hall. Nurses are asking Watsonville Community Hospital to keep obstetric services open. Nurse Roseann Ferris was one of the speakers at a town hall over the weekend, intending to call attention to proposed cuts. "Back in July, they closed the NICU," said Ferris,...

Watsonville, CA · 17d
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The Financial Wire

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Providence Health Plan’s Medicare Advantage members in six Oregon counties must choose new coverage by December 7 as the insurer exits most of its lines

Providence Health Plan will not offer Medicare Advantage in 2027 or any year after, and its Oregon members have until December 7 to pick coverage that starts January 1. The plan says its policies “will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027,” according to its member notice page, and Medicare Advantage is part of a broader... The post Providence Health Plan’s Medicare Advantage members in six Oregon counties must choose new coverage by December 7 as the insurer exits most of its lines appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Oregon · 20d

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Advocates unveil sweeping plan to advance health equity in California

For the past two years, Latinx advocacy groups have been devising an ambitious plan to change the landscape of health equity for Latinx and Indigenous communities. Now, they are ready to begin pushing for their recommendations to become actionable policies. The Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC) brought together...

California · 17d
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Stanislaus County Tops Every CA County in Opioid Prescriptions, Data Show

Stanislaus County now has the highest opioid prescribing rate of any county in California, according to newly reviewed state data, a distinction that local health advocates call alarming even as the county's own prescribing numbers have fallen sharply from their peak a decade ago. The finding has pushed a local coalition of government officials, health care workers, educators and grieving families to sharpen its push for answers.

Stanislaus County, CA · 20d

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Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties expand healthcare access

Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are trying to broaden healthcare access for thousands of residents who are expected to be uninsured next year as changes to Medi-Cal and Medicare will make it harder to be eligible for coverage. "Our goal is to get as many people enrolled as soon...

Santa Clara County, CA · 20d

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Soquel Creek Water District Reviews Plan to Sell Water to Santa Cruz

The Soquel Creek Water District Board of Directors reviewed a proposal at their Oct. 6 meeting to sell up to 550 acre-feet of water a year to the City of Santa Cruz. Protecting district customers and the groundwater basin would remain a priority, according to a staff report from General Manager Melanie Mow Schumacher, but the proposed agreement would give Santa Cruz another water source and generate revenue for the district at the same time. Final prices, the length of the agreement and other terms are still being considered.

Santa Cruz, CA · 19d

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Watsonville Community Hospital may close maternity services to avoid shutting down

➤ Para leer el artículo en español, haga clic aquí. Watsonville Community Hospital leaders say they’re facing difficult decisions in the next few weeks that will determine whether the struggling facility can remain open long term. Between now and April 1, “something significant” is going to...

Watsonville, CA · 21d

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Sutter simulation lab brings training to Santa Cruz

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz welcomed the Sutter Health mobile simulation lab back into town for its second training on Oct. 20. In this round of training, participants responded to a patient having post-surgery arrhythmias, or change in heartbeat rhythm. After a classroom training led by the...

Santa Cruz, CA · 20d

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CalPERS, Covered California and the Department of Health Care Services Are Improving Health Outcomes for Millions of Californians

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), Covered California and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced major improvements in care quality and health outcomes after two years of aligned, performance-based programs. Together, these programs reach more than 45% of Californians (approximately 17.7...

California · 20d

Latin Times

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Becerra and SEIU Target Valadao's Medicaid Vote as CA-22 Becomes the Fall's Hottest Race

Xavier Becerra and SEIU Local 2015 formally backed Randy Villegas in Bakersfield on October 22, making Valadao's vote for H.R. 1 — the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" — the central argument of their healthcare-focused closing push. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is scheduled to appear alongside Villegas tonight, Friday,...

Bakersfield, CA · 20d

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California Prop 44 explained: What a Yes or No vote means

California · 20d

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When a Boat Sinks, the Environmental Threat May Just Be the Beginning

Recent California incidents highlight the pollution risks posed by fuel, oil, batteries, and other materials aboard damaged and sunken vessels. A boat fire, grounding or sinking is first and foremost an emergency for the people aboard. Once everyone is safely accounted for and the immediate danger has passed, however, another problem can remain beneath the surface.

California · 21d

C-SPAN

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CMS Admin. Dr. Oz Defers $1.2 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Admin. Dr. Mehmet Oz announces that he will defer another $1.2 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California. "We are going to defer 1.2 billion more dollars from California today, they just got the note," Oz says on behalf of Health and Human Service Secy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

California · 23d

Public News Service

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Oregon leads nation on path toward universal healthcare

By Markian Hawryluk for KFF Health News . Broadcast version by Isobel Charle for Oregon News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration Democratic congressional members and candidates are already planning to use any midterm election gains to expand health coverage , including boosting Affordable Care Act subsidies, reversing Medicaid cuts, and lowering the Medicare eligibility age. But Democratic strongholds across the country — including Oregon, California , New York , and Washington — have more ambitious goals: single-payer, universal healthcare systems. No state is closer to that goal than Oregon. A panel created by the state legislature in 2023 is slated to send lawmakers its proposal for a universal health plan by Dec. 1. The nine-person Universal Health Plan Governance Board seeks to establish, starting in 2032, medical, vision, dental, and mental health benefits for every state resident from cradle to grave — with no premiums, deductibles, or copayments. Lawmakers could vote on a plan during the 2027 legislative session or refer it to voters as a ballot measure in 2028. If approved, the state would be the first in the U.S. to implement what’s called a single-payer health coverage system. It could serve as a

Oregon · 24d

Main Street Dollars

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An estimated 562,000 CalFresh recipients will lose food aid under the federal work rule, roughly 47,000 a month from October, Assemblymember Alex Lee’s office says

An estimated 562,000 California CalFresh recipients will lose food assistance under the federal work rule, according to Assemblymember Alex Lee’s office. The San Jose Democrat’s office says roughly 47,000 people a month will lose benefits, starting in October 2026. The numbers come from a press release dated Oct. 14, which says a total of 562,000 […]

California · 26d

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Federal Judge Certifies Class Action Against Hubble Contacts Over Alleged Prescription Substitutions

NEWARK, N.J.—A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit against Hubble Contacts, a direct-to-consumer company that offers online contact lens subscription services, allowing California consumers to pursue claims that the online contact lens subscription company allegedly sold them lenses different from those prescribed by their eye doctors. U.S. District Judge George H. Wu of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted class certification in Africa v. Vision Path Inc., a lawsuit against the New York-based company that operates Hubble’s subscription service and sells Hubble-brand contact lenses. Court records identify more than 95,500 California customers who purchased the company’s lenses.

California · 24d

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Readers Are Pleading To Make American Healthcare Greater

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Why doesn’t world-class medicine produce world-class health?. Hayat Norimine’s reporting gets at something that has bothered me for a long time about...

California · 24d

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Watsonville hospital weighs service cuts amid financial crisis

With Watsonville Community Hospital facing a financial crisis that could force it to close within a year, officials are considering cutting services in an effort to keep its doors open. The Pajaro Valley Health Care District will host a community town hall Oct. 22 to discuss the hospital’s financial troubles,...

Watsonville, CA · 28d

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‘Clean Energy Dream Home’ Shows How Ditching Gas Appliances Reduces Indoor Air Pollution

On the heels of new legislation aimed at helping Californians switch from gas to electric-powered homes, a Silicon Valley-based agency is bringing its “Clean Energy Dream Home” showroom to communities around the Bay Area. During SF’s Fleet Week last week, a 18-by-8-foot mobile showroom created by Silicon Valley...

California · 26d