A bill concerning informed consent for nursing facility residents was discussed in a hearing held by the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday. The bill passed in a unanimous vote and was re-referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
California Democrats will debate substantial expansions to health care coverage for low-income residents as state elected officials begin negotiations over a record budget fueled by stock market booms and federal coronav
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by Tyler Durden
Wednesday, Jul 07, 2021 - 08:25 PM
In keeping with President Biden s push to approve evidence-based policies to help combat the worsening US drug overdose crisis (overdoses jumped to a new annual record last year according to data from the CDC) - not to mention the explosion of crime (both petty and violent) and homelessness that have rendered San Francisco almost unlivable for families - Democratic lawmakers in California have devised a new plan that we d like to call cash for junkies .
The same political party that embraced housing the homeless in expensive hotel rooms has proposed using public money to pay drug addicts to stay in treatment, and away from the growing street encampments.