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By Erika Martin / Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Nonprofits, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Health leaders: ‘Ambitious’ Obamacare goals tough to implement
Uncertainties shrouding Obamacare implementation are leaving many health-care providers strained, and consumers are thus far seeing few of the cost cuts promised by the overhaul. That was the theme that emerged from a March 18 forum in Santa Barbara hosted by nonprofit Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care.
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, March 7th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Features, Health Care & Life Science, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Belt tightening: Amid drought, food banks face bare cupboards
Demand is up at the region’s food banks, and supply is down. In the for-profit world, those two factors would mean higher prices, but since food banks give away their products, their cupboards are starting to look a bit bare.
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories / Comments Off on Widow wins $4M verdict against Sierra Vista
A San Luis Obispo jury has awarded $4 million to a woman who alleged that Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and an affiliated surgeon conspired to conceal the cause of a her husband’s death.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 21st, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / 2 Comments
Shares of Goleta-based Inogen settled into the low $15 range as the Business Times went to press Feb. 19 after the company raised $70.5 million in an initial public offering that priced at $16, the low end of its expected range. In addition to selling shares, the company changed some of the disclosures it made to investors, pointing out its steep reliance on government and private insurance programs for 41 percent of its total revenue in 2012.
