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Here's another letter to the editor forwarded to me on the budget cuts to Medi-Cal.
This one is signed by the CEOs of Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Kern Medical Center, San Joaquin Community Hospital and Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield.
What do you think? Does this spur you to action?
This...
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't given up on passing a health plan that covers all Californians.
According to the Associated Press, his staff is working to fix the previous plan.
"Now we'll try again," Schwarzenegger said. "We will continue on, keeping the stakeholders...
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A little politics for you on this glorious Tuesday morning from Kern, and way beyond.
First off, it appears Hillary Clinton didn't dodge sniper fire when she landed in Bosnia 12 years ago. She 'misspoke.' Video footage shows her calmly walking from the airplane. Read the story here.
Dean Florez...
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce and The Californian today to talk budget cuts.
(Read "Governor in town to talk about budget crisis" on Bakersfield.com.)
In his interview with The Californian, the governor slipped in a few comments about health...
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See if you can guess whom Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was talking about this morning when he told The Californian editorial board, "He can't help himself."
It was state Sen. Dean Florez of Shafter, who last week called Schwarzenegger's tour around the state talking about the state...
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I am a Republican. I am a Republican because I agree with the principles of the Republican Party. Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a Republican. Sure, he is registered as one, but he does not act like one. I had high hopes for Arnold, but I have been let down.
What I have learned is that you...
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Looks like eight areas of California will become Enterprise Zones. In plainspeak, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is interested in "revitalizing economically challenged parts of our state."
Businesses in the eight areas, if approved, would get various goodies in the form of tax credits...
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If the governor's health care proposal is one of the patients it is trying to help, that patient is gasping for air, bleeding out on the table.
In other words: The Senate Health Committee voted down the proposal yesterday.
From the L.A. Times:
Lawmakers called the plan, which passed the...
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Does the governor's proposed budget cuts kill the hope of health reform in California?
One local person thinks so.
"He (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger) strongly and eloquently verbalizes his support for full access," said Clinica Sierra Vista CEO Steve Schilling. "But I'm...
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Most Californians are in favor of the new health care bill recently approved by the Assembly.
A Field Poll found:
By a nearly three-to-one margin (64 percent to 23 percent), California voters are inclined to favor a major health care reform plan backed by Republican Gov. Arnold...
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California just got one step closer to health care reform.
Legislation that would provide coverage to a lot of uninsured Californians was approved today by the state Assembly.
The $14.4 billion health care reform plan has the support of Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, but will not...
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From the LAT:
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sought Tuesday to quiet turmoil at the state's air board and reassert his commitment to the environment by appointing an official from past Democratic administrations to the board's top position.
Mary Nichols will take over the...
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(More notes from the Association of Health Care Journalists national conference near Los Angeles.)
If it can be done in California, it can be done anywhere.
When it comes to guaranteeing health coverage for all residents, that’s the stance being taken by the federal government on...
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When Gov. Schwarzenegger says everyone must have health coverage, he means everyone — illegal immigrants included.
And if you can't afford it, you will be enrolled in one of the existing government-funded programs (Medi-Cal or Healthy Families) or will get coverage through the pool of...
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The governor laid out his comprehensive plan to improve health care in the state yesterday. Here are some of the highlights:
All Californians will be required to have health insurance.
Insurers must guarantee coverage.
Access to public programs, like Medi-Cal and Healthy...
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The LAT did a writeup here(subscription required) a few days back about Ahnolds outright lies attacking Angelides on his tax proposal..here is the real truth:
• A tax cut for the middle class, small businesses and seniors totaling $1.4 billion
• A rollback in college tuitions to...
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