Napa-Solano Psychological Association

A Chapter of CPA

Updated 1.22.12

DMHC orders Anthem to pay providers for services
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/12/state/n154839S99.DTL#ixzz1jMQ2QCjx
Opinion: Proposition 63 has cut homelessness, arrests, psychiatric hospitalizations
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=10a3m4rpjh3ppud&1=1&xid=109ycvnjlqely64&done=.10a0iieel2ojmwa&_credir=1326475011&_c=10a3m4rpjh3ppud
 
APA released a study about stress levels increasing for Los Angeles residents.  CPA member Dr. Michael Ritz has been quoted in a number of the below articles.

Survey: L.A. Area is Stressed Out
http://hermosabeach.patch.com/articles/survey-says-socal-is-stressed-out
U.S. survey finds respondents' stress level far from ideal
http://www.wsbt.com/health/la-he-la-stress-20120112,0,4214745.story
More Stressed Than Ever, Say People In L.A.
http://egpnews.com/?p=33774
Americans report a stress level of 5.2. How stressed are you?
http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/12/22106/americans-report-a-stress-level-of-52-how-stressed
People in Los Angeles Are Stressed Out
http://topnews.ae/content/210279-people-los-angeles-are-stressed-out
L. A. County jailers more likely to use force on mentally ill inmates
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-sheriff-jails-20120111,0,5783075.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews+%28L.A.+Times+-+Top+News%29
Growth In Health Care Costs Slowest In 50 Years- But Is It Good News?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/01/10/growth-in-health-care-costs-slowest-in-50-years-but-is-it-good-news/
Mitt Romney wins New Hampshire GOP primary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-pn-mitt-romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary-20120110,0,4348415.story

Health care spending grows at slower rate
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/10/4175184/health-care-spending-grows-at.html
Tax plan would generate billions less than thought, analyst says
 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/01/gov-jerry-brown-tax-plan.html
Legislation Would Require On-Time Medicaid Payments
http://www.californiahealthline.org/capitol-desk/2012/1/bid-to-force-states-to-pay-on-time.aspx
Forget The Doctor Fix, We Need A Medicare Fix
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2012/01/09/forget-the-doctor-fix-we-need-a-medicare-fix/

Updated 11.30.11


Creating a New “Whole Person” Healthcare System
http://occupyhealthcare.net/2011/11/creating-a-new-whole-person-healthcare-system/
Suggested by Dr. Sallie Hildebrandt. 
Fewer children in US lack health insurance
http://news.yahoo.com/study-fewer-children-us-lack-health-insurance-204736605.html
Employers Could Dump Sickest Employees On Public Health Care
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/November/30/Employers-Dump-Sickest-Employees-Public-Heath-Care.aspx.
Union faults Kaiser Permanente mental health care
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/29/BAJP1M5KIA.DTL

Updated 8.11.11



Fullerton death focuses attention on mental health
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-fullerton-death-20110810,0,3177877.story
Debt deal may not be as rough on states as initially feared
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=593331
Jonathan Gruber, Professor of Economics, MIT
http://www.slate.com/id/2300505/
Home Remedy
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/09/home-remedy/8602/

Updated 6.23.11



Controller John Chiang halts lawmakers' pay
http://capitolweekly.net/article.php?1=1&_c=zsqvqxr0pol2xp&xid=zslh1atkt0l9ak&done=.zslnq6bfs1023k&_ce=1308757420.e06b94808510b69ff205f041c88a4ab8&_credir=1308850609&_c=zsqvqxr0pol2xp
Brown Plots New Budget as California Lawmakers Forfeit Pay for Being Late
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-22/brown-plots-new-budget-as-california-lawmakers-forfeit-pay-for-being-late.html
AB 52 would regulate insurance rates
http://www.healthycal.org/ab-52-would-regulate-insurance-rates.html
Article about CPA supported bill AB 52 (Feuer) which will allow the state of California to block unreasonable insurance rate hikes.
Mommy, Am I Really Bipolar?
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/19/mommy-am-i-really-bipolar.print.html
Quality, not quantity
http://www.economist.com/node/18836914
Election 2012: On the trail of the incumbents
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=zspcrxztqoh9m0

Updated 2.23.11


Troubling police encounters with mentally ill
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/22/ED0S1HPDP9.DTL
Uninsured's numbers surge during recession
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/02/22/1781420/uninsureds-numbers-surge-during.html
Hughson woman feels effects of health-care cuts to indigent
http://www.modbee.com/2011/02/19/1564523/hughson-woman-feels-affects-of.html#ixzz1EiJPTzZo
Mercury News editorial: Legislature still considering too many bills
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_17454827

Updated 2.19.11


Calif regulator: Malpractice insurance too pricey
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17414760?nclick_check=1
House Republicans begin efforts to defund health-care overhaul
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021707420.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Opinion: California moves forward on affordable health care
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=zhzifx3xy7l140&xid=zhyxcpn95e9z3x&done=.zhzifx3xy87140
Medicare Fraud Task Force arrests 111 doctors, nurses and executives in 'largest-ever' federal healthcare sweep
http://www.latimes.com/news/sc-dc-0218-medicare-fraud-20110217,0,6460313.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews+%28L.A.+Times+-+Top+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
 

Updated 2.10.11


Briefs from across Marin for Feb. 10, 2011
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_17340794


Police plan OK’d to avoid crises with mentally ill
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/11/BAT01HLFOP.DTL


Daunting Challenges Await Exchange Board
http://www.californiahealthline.org/features/2011/daunting-challenges-await-exchange-board.aspx


A 3.8% tax to fund healthcare? Yes and no
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20110211,0,948537,full.column


Jerry Brown courts business leaders to get behind his fiscal plans
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-jerry-brown-20110211,0,1708597.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+latimes/news/local/politics/cal+%28L.A.+Times+-+California+Politics%29&utm_content=Google+Reader