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Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

State political watchdog to investigate another health district official

September 12, 2012, 12:05 AM
California's political watchdog agency is investigating a Fremont health care district official to determine whether he violated the state’s conflict-of-interest laws. Michael Wallace, president of the Washington Township Health Care District board, is also the chairman of the... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

State's political watchdog to probe health district conflicts

August 22, 2012, 12:05 AM
The state’s political watchdog agency has launched investigations into whether officials in two publicly funded health care districts in the Bay Area and Southern California were involved in decisions that benefited them financially. The investigations by the California Fair Political... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

More uninsured in San Mateo County to receive health care

July 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
In an apparent about-face, the Peninsula Health Care District has approved $4.6 million in funding for a San Mateo County program that provides health care for uninsured, low-income adults. The move follows a Bay Citizen investigation in March, which found that the taxpayer-... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

Health care district reforms are on hold

June 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
An effort to impose spending restrictions on California's taxpayer-funded health care districts is on hold until next year. Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, said he plans to introduce a bill in January requiring more transparency and accountability from those districts. The new... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawmakers: Health care districts must unleash bank accounts

May 14, 2012, 12:05 AM
California lawmakers are moving to crack down on taxpayer-funded health care districts that have banked tens of millions of dollars at the expense of funding community-health projects. A bill moving through the Legislature targets the spending habits of these little-known governmental... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawmakers question health district spending

April 11, 2012, 5:52 PM
Taxpayer-funded health care districts should reduce their administrative costs, spend more on public health programs and stop stockpiling money for dubious projects, critics told a state legislative oversight committee today. Public health officials and taxpayer groups urged lawmakers to... + read more
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