Latest news with #CaliforniaHealthCareFoundation
Politico
10-07-2025
- Health
- Politico
Republicans in Washington are nervous about Medicaid. Not in Valadao's California district
Hospitals in the district also rely on the program to keep their doors open. They collectively receive $820 million a year from it, and roughly 50 percent of their patients are enrolled in Medi-Cal, California's version of Medicaid. Medi-Cal is the largest payer for every hospital Valadao represents, including Kern Medical Center, which gets more than 70 percent of its funding from the public insurance program, according to data compiled by the California Health Care Foundation. Valadao himself has been aware of the liability of cutting Medicaid. Confronting a months-long barrage of Medicaid-related attack ads in his district, he lobbied — ultimately unsuccessfully — against deeper cuts to the program in the Senate version of the megabill that eventually passed. Valadao's office did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday but did release a 555-word statement after his vote calling it a 'hard decision.' 'Ultimately, I voted for this bill because it does preserve the Medicaid program for its intended recipients — children, pregnant women, the disabled, and elderly,' he said. He went on to tout funding for rural hospitals and said the Trump administration assured him that money would benefit hospitals in Valadao's district. While Senate Republicans included $50 billion over five years for rural hospitals , it's unclear how much of that will come to California and if it would be enough to keep hospitals open. Amanda McAllister-Wallner, executive director of the progressive health consumer advocacy group Health Access, said the discretion written into the bill is meant to help hospitals in Missouri, not the Central Valley. 'We think of California as rural, but it's not always what the national definition of 'rural' would be,' she said. 'Fresno and Bakersfield are pretty big cities in the context of the United States at large.' A list of hospitals circulated by Senate Democrats identified 28 rural hospitals in California that could close under the budget deal. None are strictly in Valadao's district but several, like Mountains Community Hospital and Adventist Health in Tehachapi and Reedley, are in surrounding areas.
Business Journals
22-04-2025
- Health
- Business Journals
Mercy San Juan starts internal medicine residency program
Dignity Health's Mercy San Juan Medical Center will welcome its first class of internal medicine residents this summer. Dignity Health's Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael will welcome its first class of internal medicine residents this summer, bolstering physician training efforts as Sacramento and much of California face shortages in health care access. Ten residents, selected from an international pool of applicants, will begin training July 1 under a new three-year program aimed at building the next generation of hospitalists, outpatient physicians and subspecialists, according to a Dignity Health news release. 'This program creates an opportunity to shape the next generation of physicians in an environment rooted in collaboration, critical thinking and compassionate care,' said Dr. Murali Adusumalli, program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mercy San Juan, in the release. The program launches as the Sacramento region contends with gaps in primary and specialty care. A 2023 California Health Care Foundation report found many counties in the region fall below the recommended supply of 60 to 80 primary care physicians per 100,000 residents. Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges estimate a national shortfall of up to 124,000 doctors by 2034. Residents will complete core rotations in internal medicine wards, intensive care units and ambulatory clinics, gaining experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The program will also include simulation-based procedural training and specialty rotations in cardiology and infectious disease through Dignity Health Medical Foundation clinics. Primary care is a central focus of the new program, according to Adusumalli. 'Primary care is the focus of the program and reflected in the recruiting and curriculum,' he said. 'Regardless of the final career path, we hope to develop physicians that stay to support our community." Mercy San Juan's effort follows moves by other Sacramento-area health systems to expand training pipelines in response to physician shortages. The Carmichael hospital features a Level II trauma center, a neonatal intensive care unit, and serves as a regional referral hub for neurological, cardiac and complex medical services. With 384 beds, Mercy San Juan is the fifth-largest hospital in the Sacramento region.
New York Times
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Corrections: Feb. 23, 2025
An article this weekend on Page 28 about the actor Jack Quaid misstates the surname of the actress who plays Mr. Quaid's love interest on 'The Boys.' It is Erin Moriarty, not Morgenstern. An article this weekend on Page 20 about George Clooney making his Broadway debut this spring misstates what Amal Clooney was doing when Mr. Clooney invited her to watch him score a movie. She was negotiating to protect women's rights in Egypt's new constitution, not working on a treaty with the Muslim Brotherhood. An article on Feb. 16 about the drug buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to more serious opioids like heroin and fentanyl, misstated Kelly Pfeifer's relationship with the California Health Care Foundation. She is not currently a director with the organization. Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions.
