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‘Trick or Treat’ in July!

July 3, 2024 2:45 amJuly 3, 2024 2:46 am

The recent article in the California Globe covering the style of Democrat Leadership through the maneuvers of Assembly Bill 440 draw more concern and weariness from this Californian. While political shifting and backroom dealing are all matters of fact in...

The Hippocratic Oath: Limitations

May 24, 2024 4:14 pmMay 24, 2024 4:14 pm

So far in our discussion of the covenants of the Hippocratic Oath we have covered honor and teaching. An equally important covenant is that of limitations. Please recognize that as with all the covenants, the function of both the doctor...

Legislative Analyst and Gov. Newsom Still Disagree on Budget Deficit and Solutions

May 20, 2024 7:51 amMay 20, 2024 7:51 am

The Legislative Analyst’s Office updated spending plan in Gov. Newsom’s revised budget shows a $55 billion budget deficit as opposed to the $27.6 billion figure Newsom presented last week, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The LAO released its latest...

Medi-Cal and its Deleterious Impact in California Medical Care: The Challenge

May 2, 2024 7:11 amMay 2, 2024 7:18 am

In the years following my demise as a private practice surgeon in Sacramento because of Gavin Newsom and his government run healthcare catastrophe, I moved to Nevada City, California, while still doing business in Sacramento. I did so to get...

Medi-Cal and Its Deleterious Impact in California Medical Care: The Effect

March 27, 2024 5:00 amMarch 27, 2024 5:01 am

The effect of Newsom’s harsh Medi-Cal government run healthcare throughout California and beyond has been to herd both doctors and patients into a trancelike and untrusting state of mind. The affection between the two has turned into dislike. Call it...

Medi-Cal and Its Deleterious Impact in California Medical Care: The Cause

March 24, 2024 2:55 amMarch 25, 2024 10:25 am

Medi-Cal is California style government run healthcare and as such is the poster child of our national and even our global government healthcare systems. The concept of the government running anything, let alone medical care, is a mistake, a misunderstanding...

Support for Bill to Save Dozens Of Rural Hospitals

February 28, 2024 6:01 pmFebruary 28, 2024 6:01 pm

A bill that would would require Medi-Cal to pay the actual costs of providing outpatient services in designated critical access hospitals, saw increased support this week. The result would be a boost for rural hospitals which would no longer lose...