HomeCare Editors’ Top 5: Week of September 14

California Passes Bill Delaying Transfer of Fragile Kids Into Managed Care
California legislators passed a bill postponing a controversial plan that would have shifted tens of thousands of medically fragile children into Medi-Cal managed care plans. (Barbara Ostrov/Kaiser Health News)

Judge Clears Way for House Lawsuit Challenging Health Law
A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for a legal challenge by congressional Republicans to President Obama’s health care law to proceed. (Associated Press)

Retail Clinics, Apps Change Doctor-Patient Relationship
Tom Coote suspected the stabbing pain in his abdomen was serious, but the harried doctor at the urgent care center suggested it was merely indigestion. (Associated Press)

Agency President Gets 7 Years for Home Health Fraud
The lead administrator of a Chicago-based home health practice has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in a $4 million fraud scheme. (Kourtney Liepelt/Home Health Care News)

Shelly Prial Prepares for Final Medtrade
As a delivery boy for his dad’s drug store, the young Prial (known as Shelly to all) interacted with people in need, an experience that would shape his career as a successful pharmacist. (Greg Thompson/Medtrade PR)