News For: California State Disability AsthmaState accuses doctor of overprescribing narcotic The Medical Board of California is seek to revoke or suspend a Frazier Park physician's license after he allegedly overprescribed a narcotic pain reliever to a patient. The state attorney general's office, on behalf of the medical board, is accusing Dr. John Francis Grant of gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, incompetence, failure to maintain adequate records and excessive prescribing ... California budget is signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger California finally has a budget. On Tuesday morning, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed the state's $143 billion budget after the longest budget stalemate in state history. The new budget will free up money to pay medical clinics, nursing homes, and daycare centers; some of which had to shut down because of the budget impasse. Education officials support UCR medical school proposal SACRAMENTO - California's higher-education panel rallied behind UC Riverside's medical school proposal Tuesday, with officials saying the school's importance outweighs any concerns about the state's troubled finances. HealthPartners Medical Group Tops in Quality for Patients in State Medical Programs HealthPartners Medical Group received some of the highest quality of care marks among all Minnesota medical groups that serve people in state health care programs according to a new report on health care disparities issued by Minnesota Community Measurement -- a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of health care in Minnesota. Prison health care receiver, state officials spar over $8 billion (4:55 p.m.) Feuding flared up Monday between state officials and the federally appointed receiver who proposes bringing California prison health care up to constitutional standards by building seven inmate medical centers, starting with one near Stockton. Schwarzenegger signs overdue Calif. budget SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the most overdue state budget in California history yesterday, skipping the usual fanfare because he said the Legislature's efforts on the $144.5 billion spending plan were nothing to celebrate.Nearly a quarter of the way through its fiscal year, the state finally has freed up billions of dollars to pay medical clinics, nursing homes, day care ... Blue Shield of California awards $29.5M in bonuses to California medical groups Blue Shield of California said Tuesday it’s awarding $29.5 million in performance bonuses to California medical groups and IPAs this year, compared with $31 million last year. Medtral New Zealand Announces Strategic Partnership with California-based Global Medical Conexions Medtral New Zealand www.medtral.com, providing affordable, world-class healthcare with all-inclusive travel and medical treatment packages, today announced a strategic partnership with California-based Global Medical Conexions GMCx, www.globalmedconex.com, a leader in the self-funded group health field. GMCx maintains an International Select Provider Organization ISPO consisting of the ... Blue Shield of California Awards $29.5 Million in Pay-for-Performance Programs in 2008 As part of its ongoing commitment to providing high quality affordable health care, Blue Shield of California announced today that it is awarding $29.5 million in performance bonuses to medical groups and IPAs in California. Nearly half of the payments are part of the Integrated Healthcare Association IHA pay-for-performance program, which rewards providers for the quality of their health ... HealthPartners Medical Group Tops in Quality for Patients in State Medical Programs BLOOMINGTON, Minn.----HealthPartners Medical Group received some of the highest quality of care marks among all Minnesota medical groups that serve people in state health care programs according to a new report on health care disparities issued by Minnesota Community Measurement -- a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of health care in Minnesota. |




