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CA Bill Still Shelters Doctors Who Fail Drug Tests

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Tue, 06/21/2016 - 16:38

Would you want to know if your doctor was in addiction treatment and failed a drug test? Shouldn't he have to tell the hospital he works at? What about the state Medical Board responsible for disciplining physicians who place patients at risk?

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Will Prince's Death Finally Spur Opioid Prescribing Reform?

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 18:00

JUNE 14, 2016 UPDATE: This morning, the Assembly Business and Professions committee voted 16-0 for SB 482 by Senator Lara, to rein in opioid over-prescribing and curb the overdose epidemic.  Prince’s death, and the loss of thousands of Californians every year, has helped spur lawmakers to stand above politics and stand up for reform.

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Planned Parenthood’s Prop 46 Payback

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Thu, 03/24/2016 - 11:45

Prop 46 on the November 2014 ballot would have updated California’s $250,000 cap on compensation for victims of medical negligence, enacted in 1975, for 40 years of inflation. The insurance industry spent $58 million to kill it.

Why was Planned Parenthood with them?

New campaign disclosures reveal how Planned Parenthood benefited from the deal.

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Where's Jerry? Ralph Nader Wants to Know

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Fri, 08/07/2015 - 18:01

Annette Ramirez is a fighter. She’s had to be, ever since a doctor’s error during surgery cost her two years of her life and all four of her limbs.

Yet, when she went to hold the negligent health care providers responsible, she learned that a 40-year-old law says her lifetime of pain and suffering, the loss of two years of her kids’ lives, and everything she will never do again is worth no more than $250,000 in court.

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