Communities Still Struggling With Fallout From AB 109, Officials Say

Communities still struggling with fallout from AB 109, officials say

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The state's prison realignment program was designed to reduce overcrowding in California's prison system but some law enforcement members said the effort has resulted in increases in crime that communities are struggling to address. … During from the …
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With federal health law, medical professionals look to expand turf

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Optometrists, nurse practitioners and other non-doctors argue that they should be allowed to perform broader arrays of services because California doesn't have enough doctors to treat all the soon-to-be- insured patients. Doctors oppose most of …
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Three bills could bring broader medical practice

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The bills are being promoted as a way to help increase treatment capacity at a time when federal health reform is poised to provide coverage to millions of currently uninsured Californians and some organizations have predicted a doctor shortage.
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