Bay Area News Group Health Reporter
San Jose, CA
Joined August 2012
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Tracy Seipel retweeted
We've seen plenty of attempts to disrupt health care from the outside by entrepreneurs, and so far they haven't amounted to much. We should be skeptical of this Amazon/Berkshire/JPMorgan venture, especially until they provide further detail.
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The Kempel quintuplets have arrived. All at least 2.5 lbs and all appear stable. Lots of happy/relieved family in Walnut Creek tonight. bayareane.ws/2mtNCdx via @mercnews
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Oroville Dam: Designer of failed spillway on nation's tallest dam was fresh out of college had almost no experience, new report shows bayareane.ws/2m3ABXW
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CalPERS, which manages health care for 1.4 million active and retired public-sector workers, spent almost $2.2 billion on pharmaceuticals in 2016, an increase of 40 percent since 2011. The rise is being driven largely by the high price of specialty drugs. californiahealthline.org/new…
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Another big reason the U.S. has a lower life expectancy than other wealthy countries? They all provide universal health coverage and we don't.
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A triumph for vaccination and donor aid: annual measles deaths fall below 100,000 for the first time. nytimes.com/2017/12/26/healt…
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Now UPDATED: Health spending growth has slowed over time, and is now more on pace with economic growth. kaiserf.am/2C8LOwA @PetersonCHealth
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Starting this week, Medi-Cal restored critical #dental benefits to 7.5 million adults enrollees, including crowns and root canals on back teeth, benefits that had been cut in 2009. californiahealthline.org/new… #AskEmily via @CalHealthline
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This is the story that really matters today on #ghostshipfire anniversary; a touching tale by @erickurhi @MarisaKendall @TatianaYSanchez on a year of enduring pain by 36 victim families mercurynews.com/2017/12/02/g… #GhostShip
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One of those stories that shows how angels emerge from hell on earth mercurynews.com/2017/10/13/a… @emily_DeRuy @TatianaYSanchez @taseipel story
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The bill’s organizers point to @Rendon63rd as the main roadblock to universal health care. They’re completely wrong. interc.pt/2sq4gjz
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CBO just released new analysis of prior ACA repeal legislation. This is what a "death spiral" looks like.
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