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In a 3-2 vote, the Board of Supervisors directed county counsel to support efforts of California Attorney General Bonta and others who sued the Trump administration in July to restore the ability to use Medicaid funds for services at Planned Parenthood. -
A new UC San Diego study suggests artificial intelligence could help catch skin cancer earlier and more equitably. -
Sharp Healthcare is taking over Tri-City's hospital. While some details still need to be finalized, the core aspects of the deal are in place. -
A new program at UC San Diego Health is training people to advance from jobs like housekeeping and food service into clinical health roles. -
The test, a decade in the making, is being touted by UCSD physicians as addressing "a critical diagnostic gap, providing physicians with a sensitive and specific biomarker that informs treatment plans to avoid both under- and over- treating the disease." -
Labor and health care groups are collecting signatures to put a measure that would levy a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of about 200 billionaires in California. -
If Congress does not extend the enhanced tax credits, about 125,000 county residents who rely on federal subsidies to keep their premiums affordable could see their monthly costs skyrocket. -
More than 30,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente employees were expected to return to work Monday after a five-day strike in California, Oregon and Hawaii by registered nurses and other health professionals. -
Lawmakers have taken steps to require insurers to keep more accurate directories of doctors and specialists, but state rules still aren’t complete, and penalties are rare. -
As Congress debates extending federal tax credits, nearly 146,000 San Diegans may face steep health insurance hikes. Have you received a notice from Covered California? KPBS wants to hear how rising costs could impact you and your family.
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