CMA Press Clips
Daily reports on health care policy and medicine from newspapers and magazines throughout California and around the nation.
Newly public hospital forms foundation to recruit doctors
Marin Independent Journal - 7/24/10 - Marin General Hospital, which recently returned to public management, has joined with the Marin IPA medical group, a network of local doctors, to form a nonprofit foundation that will aid it in future competition with Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente.
Palo Alto Medical Foundation CEO dies after battle with lung cancer
San Jose Mercury News - 7/23/10 - Dr. David Druker, chief executive officer of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and a mentor to many in the medical field, died Friday following an almost three-year battle with lung cancer, the foundation announced. He was 68.
Physician Need Still Outstrips Rising Supply In California
HealthLeaders Media - 7/26/10 - The number of physicians in California has been increasing faster than the state's population, but not as fast as the state needs, especially as both state and federal legislation strive to increase the number of people who receive healthcare services.
$1 million pledge to Simi Hospital funded by man's American Dream
Ventura County Star - 7/25/10 - Ushakant Thakkar, a grocer's son from Mumbai, came to New York City with $8 in his pockets, a plane ticket purchased by his siblings and one bag packed with clothes. . . . Today, 35 years later, the barriers and hardships are memories. Everything about the life of the grocer's son has changed except for the belief any barrier can be overcome. Ushakant Thakkar is now Dr. Kant Tucker, a kidney specialist who operates nine dialysis centers throughout Southern California and headquarters his business in Simi Valley. He lives on 17 acres outside of Simi in a home with a 10-car garage.
Valley 'safety-net' hospitals brace for fiscal pain
Fresno Bee - 7/26/10 - The hard-fought health reforms slowly taking shape across the country are intended to help provide better access to care -- but they could mean financial trouble for so-called "safety-net" hospitals that take care of the poor.
70,000 kids a year hurt by medical devices
San Francisco Chronicle - 7/26/10 - More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.
Some insurers stop writing new coverage for kids
Associated Press - 7/24/10 - Some major health insurance companies have stopped issuing certain types of policies for children, an unintended consequence of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, state officials said Friday.
Health Law Augurs Transfer of Funds From Old to Young
Wall Street Journal - 7/25/10 - Mark Baumann, a 44-year-old uninsured diabetic, sees in the Obama administration's health-care law a future with stable coverage to pay for his insulin shots and blood tests.
'Villages' let elderly grow old at home
USA Today - 7/25/10 - The explosive growth of the USA's older population is fueling a grass-roots "village" movement in neighborhoods across the country to help people age in their own homes.
