Department of Justice lawsuit claims Inland Empire Health Plan committed Medi-Cal fraud
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Invasive Fruit Fly Prompts Quarantine In Parts Of RivCo
Efforts to contain an invasive insect threatening Southern California’s fruit crops have prompted the a quarantine across parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Since...
Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show
Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped up to a lectern on a March day three years ago and proposed a new solution to one of the state’s most...
This rural hospital almost closed. Emergency state funding is keeping it open, but for how long?
Last spring, Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe was on the brink of closure, after a series of financial mishaps left it bleeding cash.
In May,...
Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, tried to defend his...
