COVID Testing and Vaccination Sites Closing in March
Several COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites in Contra Costa County are closing this month Richmond city officials announced late last week....
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Mar
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Jan
Jan. 31 Is Deadline for Signing Up for Health Insurance in California
The open enrollment period for Californians to secure health insurance plans ends Jan. 31. Lower-cost options are available, depending on income....
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Jun
Medicaid Health Coverage Is Guaranteed, but for How Much Longer?
Medicaid and CHIP coverage has lasted without renewal for most of the pandemic. Ending this provision could disproportionately affect children of color....
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Mar
Want Vulnerable Californians to Have Healthier Pregnancies? Doulas Say the State Must Pay Up.
Doulas provide support before, during and after birth. The state offered $450 flat to cover their services for low-income pregnant Californians....
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Feb
California Launches Ambitious Effort to Transform Medi-Cal to ‘Whole Person Care’
California’s first-of-its-kind reform aims to help low-income patients navigate problems like homelessness, poverty and substance abuse that can harm health....
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Feb
Contra Costa County Considers Health Services Expansion
In a meeting focused on public health, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors considered healthcare funding and approved a new health officer....
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Jul
‘Am I Really That Sick?’ Healthcare Costs Weigh on Undocumented People
California recently moved to expand Medi-Cal to some undocumented adults, many of whom have long avoided going to the doctor for fear of high expenses....
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Jun
Agency Encourages Undocumented Californians to Apply for Medi-Cal
With Medi-Cal open to undocumented young adults, the Center for Human Development wants people to know it is safe to apply so they can get preventative care....
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Aug
Californians Are Dropping Private Insurance to Get Mental Health Treatment
Families, attorneys, judges, therapists and officials agree: Many people with mental illness do better with taxpayer-funded treatment than private insurance....
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Aug
Medi-Cal Recipients Still Fear For Their Lives
President Trump has repeatedly said he hopes Obamacare will soon collapse--and many in California fear it could still implode--especially for vulnerable people....
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Apr
Moms Say Dental Care Tops List for Medi-Cal Kids– Dentists Are MIA
Farmworker Maria Flores’s face breaks into a broad smile when she is told that soon her 14-year-old Mexico-born daughter, Ana, will be eligible for the state’s full-scope Medi-Cal program, under...
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Aug
Immigration Relief Increasing Health Coverage; CA Kids Eligible Now
News Report, Anna Challet | New America Media In California, hundreds of thousands of kids in immigrant families are eligible for Medi-Cal but not enrolled, according to a new study from...
