October 12, 2009 12:27 PM
New stories, marijuana and dermatology
Some new stories I didn't have time to mention previously.
In Citybeat, we have a possible solution to the state's budget problems: legalize marijuana. The attorney general says three voter initiatives pending could bring a untold amounts of tax money into the state. But will it ever happen?
"I think the long-term trend is that the states are beginning to drag the federal government kicking and screaming toward more rational policies," Mirken said. "Ultimately, I think these are the sorts of reforms that tend to bubble up from the state level."
Over at SDNN.com, a follow-up to my previous story on patients caught in the middle of a battle between some dermatology clinics and the insurance companies.
A number of patients are locked in the middle of a battle between California Dermatology and several major insurance companies, saddled with large bills for services they say they were assured would be covered by their insurance.
In the meantime, court documents filed by insurance companies have surfaced clearly outlining their claims that California Dermatology Center intentionally misled patients to obtain treatment that was not covered by their policies.
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