California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sent letters to hospital CEOs across the State requesting information about how healthcare facilities and other providers are identifying and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in commercial decision-making tools. The request for information is the first
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced $480.5 million in awards for 54 projects to improve California’s behavioral health infrastructure for children and youth. As part of Governor Newsom’s Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health, this investment provides grant funding to construct new facilities
In 2023, the Department of Health Care Services will apply for a new Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration to increase access to and improve mental health services for Medi-Cal members statewide. This will permit states to secure Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for
California Prescribing & Medication Filling Issues The American Psychiatric Association (APA), CSAP and California’s District Branches (CCPS, NCPS, SCPS, OCPS, SDPS) have recently received reports from members regarding growing difficulty of filling prescriptions for controlled substances and the unusual investigative
New York Will Involuntarily Hospitalize More Mentally Ill People The week began with the City of New York announcing that more seriously mentally ill residents will be transported to area hospitals for psychiatric evaluations without their consent under a directive Mayor
District Attorney Dan Dow in San Luis Obispo County, California, recently reached a $20,000 settlement with a nurse practitioner for unlawfully advertising herself as a “doctor” in violation of California’s truth in advertising law. The press release mentions AMA’s Truth in Advertising
‘We are not trying to scare you.’ In California, fentanyl now behind 1 out of every 5 youth deaths – Experts recommend fentanyl test strips to detect powerful opioid and schools stock up on Narcan to counteract overdoses More people
Dr. Jasmeet Bains won her race for an Assembly seat in the Bakersfield area defeating Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez. Dr. Jasmeet Bains is a family doctor providing primary healthcare to families throughout the Central Valley and calls herself a