Latest California Healthline Stories
Youth Immigrants Face Health Risks
A new UCLA study finds half of young immigrants in California delayed getting medical care and concludes their immigration status has affected their health.
California First in Care for Undocumented, UCLA Researchers Say
No state has a proper system of health care for undocumented immigrants, researchers say, but California comes closest.
First Test for Bill To Cover Undocumented
After a rally at the Capitol, legislation that would offer health coverage to California’s undocumented population will have its first hearing this week.
Health Care for the Undocumented Complicated by Cost Questions
Elizabeth Landsberg of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, H.D. Palmer of the state Department of Finance, Nadereh Pourat of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and undocumented college student Darwin Velasquez spoke with California Healthline about the intentions and possible effects of a new bill introduced in the Senate to provide health care to the undocumented population in California.
Exchange, Immigration Advocates Urge Enrollment by Mixed Status Families
Many Californians eligible for Medi-Cal or Covered California — particularly in families of mixed immigration status — have been reluctant to seek coverage. Government officials and immigration advocates joined forces to assure them health application information will not be shared.
How Obama Immigration Order Might Affect Medi-Cal Enrollment
President Obama’s executive order on immigration may lead to a modest spike in Medi-Cal enrollment in California, according to some advocates.
Advocates Roll Out Plan for Uninsured
At an Assembly hearing yesterday, advocates floated a proposal for a state-funded program to provide health insurance for the undocumented population in California.
Assembly Hearing Examines Latinos’ Unpreparedness for Long-Term Care
More than half of California’s Latino families will need long-term care in the next five years, but more than 90% of them can’t afford it, according to testimony yesterday at an Assembly committee hearing.
Campaign To Get California Latinos Online
The Latino Community Foundation is working to get California Latinos connected to the Internet to take advantage of online health care opportunities.
How Should California Deal With Health Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants?
We asked stakeholders how California policymakers should deal with an estimated one million undocumented immigrants in California who will be ineligible for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.