Latest California Healthline Stories
Fight Looms Over Medi-Cal For Adult Immigrants Without Papers
With undocumented immigrant children able to get full Medi-Cal benefits starting in May, the state legislature will turn its attention to the more controversial idea of offering the same coverage to their adult counterparts.
Latino Youth In California See Significant Rise In Psychiatric Hospitalizations
Some experts say the 86 percent increase in psychiatric hospitalizations since 2007 means preventive care is seriously lacking; others believe reduced stigma has led more kids to accept help.
State’s Medi-Cal Bill For Undocumented Kids Could Rise
Officials in Sacramento may have undercounted the number of kids who will be newly eligible for full Medi-Cal coverage starting in May — and that means their care could cost the state more than it has estimated.
New Push To Sign Up Undocumented Kids For Medi-Cal
Enrollment of undocumented children in full Medi-Cal coverage is expected to begin May 15 and be retroactive to May 1. But parents are being urged to start the process now.
California and its Counties Leading Way on Health Benefits for Undocumented
Contra Costa County Supervisor Candice Anderson, Rosa Maria Arriaga, a 72-year-old patient, Álvaro Fuentes of Contra Costa County’s Community Clinic Consortium, Gerald Kominski of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Gabrielle Lessard of the National Immigration Law Center, Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, Teshina Wilson, a physician at a Richmond clinic, and Anthony Wright of Health Access California spoke with California Healthline about the state’s efforts to provide health care to undocumented immigrants.
Half of State’s Undocumented Likely To Qualify for Medi-Cal Coverage
Researchers say about half of the 2.7 million undocumented Californians have incomes low enough to qualify for Medi-Cal coverage if the state offered it.
Law Will Help Limited English Speakers
Under a bill signed into law yesterday, California hospitals will need to post online plans for helping patients who have limited English proficiency.
Why Expanded Health Care Access for the Undocumented Is Unlikely, Despite Benefits
Research suggests that there are several potential benefits to expanding health care coverage to undocumented immigrants: avoiding a plateau in insurance gains, extending Medicare solvency and others. But expanded access is likely to stall in the face of cost and other concerns.
Decision Time Coming for Legislation Providing Care to Undocumented
The governor’s resistance to extending full-scope health coverage to undocumented immigrants in California has met with the Legislature’s determination to do so — resulting in a scaled-back version of the proposal.
Inside the Ambitious (And Affordable) Plan To Bring ‘Health Care For All’ to California
Some lawmakers and advocates are arguing that it’s time to expand health coverage to California’s undocumented immigrants. And they say that this year, the numbers are on their side.