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How expanding the role of pharmacists lowered readmissions and costs in one Calif. community

By Jeffrey McCombs
In Bakersfield, Calif., researchers found 30-day readmission rates dropped significantly when pharmacists where given a larger role in caring for patients.
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Cost concerns hold up health care merger in Santa Barbara, Calif.

By Alex Kacik

A long-awaited decision by regulators appears to be imminent on the proposed merger between Cottage Health and Sansum Clinic, which has the largest physician practice in the area with 23 outpatient sites spanning Santa Maria to Santa Barbara.

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