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MONDAY, MAY 14 - MAY 20, 2018 - VOLUME 6, NO. 20
TAIWAN’S NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE: A MODEL FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
ANAHEIM POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS MINOR DECOY OPERATION The Anaheim Police Department’s Vice Unit conducted a Minor Decoy Operation at 10 Anaheim locations last week. The operation resulted in one citation for a clerk at a convenience store selling alcohol to a minor. Decoy Operations target retail establishments that have Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control licenses. Under the program, minor decoys, enter a business and attempt to purchase alcohol directly from the store clerk or cashier. The minors are directed to show their California driver’s license, California identification card, or tell
the employee their age if asked. The sale of alcohol to a minor is a criminal offense and the business is subject to administrative penalties by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, including the suspension or revocation of their license to sell alcoholic beverages. When the Minor Decoy program first began in the 1980s, the violation rate of retail establishments selling to minors
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RIVERSIDE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN HILTON HOTEL A plan to transform a former fire station in downtown Riverside into a 161-room Hilton Hotel took a step forward Tuesday (5/8) evening when the Riverside City Council approved a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Irvinebased Greens Group. Scheduled to open in late 2020, the sevenstory Riverside Hilton Hotel will feature an adaptive reuse of the former historic Downtown Fire Station, including a second-level pool deck with fire pit amenities and spectacular views of
Downtown Riverside. “Downtown Riverside is in the midst of an investment boom that is preserving our historic architecture while also creating exciting developments like this,” Mayor Rusty Bailey said. “The public investments the City made through the Riverside Renaissance continue to show dividends in the form of private investments
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Long Beach City Council Awards Swinerton Builders for Airport Terminal Area Improvements Project Phase II
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DR. CHEN SHIH-CHUNG MINISTER OF HEALTH AND WELFARE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)
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he World Health Organization has for years urged Member States to take action to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. Although not a WHO member, Taiwan has offered universal health coverage to our island’s 23 million citizens since 1995. Taiwan launched the National Health Insurance (NHI) initiative by integrating medical programs from existing insurance systems for laborers, farmers, and government employees, which covered only half the population. This
has since been expanded to provide equal coverage to all citizens from birth, regardless of age, financial status or employment status. Furthermore, all foreigners who legally work or reside in Taiwan are also afforded the same coverage. The NHI is a public program run by the government based on a single-payer model. Life expectancy in Taiwan has subsequently increased to levels seen in key OECD countries, with women living on average to 83.4 years old, and men to 76.8. Yet healthcare costs are far lower in Taiwan than in most highly developed countries in Europe and North America, at
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The Long Beach City Council unanimously voted to award the design-build contract for Long Beach Airport’s (LGB) Phase II Terminal Area Improvements (Phase II) Project to Swinerton Builders(Swinerton). The approval sets in motion a path toward design and construction of certain terminal features in need of modernization. “This project will ensure that Long Beach Airport remains one of the top ranked airports in the United States, well-known for its ease
of use and world-class amenities for residents and visitors,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “I am sure these improvements will make our airport even better and improve its ranking in the years ahead.” The awarded project team is comprised of Swinerton Builders, Corgan Associates Inc., Studio One Eleven, and VCA Engineers, Inc.
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Counterculture icon, Cheech Marin, to speak at San Bernardino County Museum The San Bernardino County Museum’s 2018 Dome Talks series continues on Wednesday, May 16, with a sold-out presentation and book signing by Cheech Marin. Lillian Vasquez, host of KVCR’s Lifestyles, will facilitate Marin’s interview. Marin, actor, comedian, and art collector, is the author of Cheech is Not My Real Name, But Don’t Call Me Chong, published in March
2017. Publishers Weekly said, “this memoir is a fun, wacky look inside Marin’s imagination.” During the evening, the book will be available for purchase and signing at the museum store. Marin came of age at an interesting time in America, making his name as a self-made
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