The local funds are part of an overall $227,603,786 statewide
grant.
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Category: Health & Wellness
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Adult Day Care Faces Another Season on Chopping Block
Like his predecessor, Gov. Jerry Brown is targeting centers that
serve the state’s 37,000 adults who have no one to care for them
during the day. Many would be left with few, if any,
alternatives.
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Orange County’s Health and Welfare Agencies Brace for Cuts
The county’s neediest will receive fewer services and pay more
for those they do get if governor’s budget proposal becomes
reality.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Irvine, Newport Beach, Top Stories
Still No Healthy Debate on Airport Concessions
Nary a word was spoken about the nutritional value of food at
John Wayne Airport as supervisors approve lucrative concession
contract.
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Healthy Choices Left Out of Airport Concession Debate
Supervisors set to decide who gets the John Wayne Airport food
services contract. Talk so far has centered more on money than the
quality of the food.
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How Supervisors Have a Say in Healthcare
As landmark healthcare reform begins its journey from the
drawing board to reality in the U.S., Orange County Supervisor John
Moorlach could play a big role in its implementation here.
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A Litany of Problems at OC Health Care Agency
The embattled Health Care Agency that is still on probation with the federal government for past violations of Medicare billing fraud is once again faced with controversy. The inept leader […]
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A New Mental Health Paradigm Brings a New Conundrum
A recent voter-backed initiative is funding new mental health programs across Orange County. But the traditional one-on-one care that clinicians have long provided mental health patients is being cut.
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County Holds the Line While Indigent Healthcare Costs Skyrocket
The Great Recession has forced record numbers of adults to arrive in local hospital wards as indigents, but Orange County has thus far refused to pay its share of the increased burden.
