Hospitals that treat California’s poorest patients are faring badly under the Affordable Care Act’s drive to improve quality. Under ACA authority, Medicare is imposing fines on safety-net hospitals at twice the rate paid by other hospitals, according to an analysis by the Center for Health Reporting.
The creator and executive producer of the new ABC drama series “American Crime,” John Ridley, spoke with The Modesto Bee about his new show. The series, which follows the families of the victims and the accused in the aftermath of a violent crime in the city, is one of the first to use Modesto exclusively as its backdrop. But aside from some scene-setting shots, the show was not filmed in Modesto.
A Merced police officer was shot early Saturday during a traffic stop on H Street that erupted into a gun battle between officers and at least one man.
Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling champions Israel Saavedra of Modesto and McCoy Kent of Enochs lead 22 Stanislaus District athletes who qualified for the CIF State Championships next week.
For The Bee to have published an editorial (“So many ways to say OID is looking bad,” Feb. 22) with the tone and allegations directed against a public agency – without the benefit of one phone call to substantiate the board’s opinion – was done with purpose. The “why” will become apparent.
About eight months before voters go to the polls, Mayor Garrad Marsh already is sitting on about $75,000 in campaign cash in his bid for a second term.
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte does Steven Dietz’ play about a modern fan who goes back to 1947 to see Jackie Robinson break baseball’s color barrier.
Employees at the American Medical Response billing center in Salida will continue working on borrowed time, but their employer is firm about closing the office in mid-August, according to recent letters to Stanislaus County’s Board of Supervisors. Centrex Revenue Solutions notified the county that another 66 employees will lose their jobs when the operation comes to an end in August. They include medical records employees, billing assistants, quality assurance specialists, a mail room clerk and supervisors who were not included in previous layoff notices.
