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Desperate For Coverage: Are Short-Term Plans Better Than None At All?

By Julie Appleby and Ana B. Ibarra December 8, 2017

As stopgap health plans gain attention as possible alternatives to Obamacare, consumers are advised to read the fine print.

Guía de la marihuana de la abuela: el estado lanza un sitio informativo

By Ana B. Ibarra October 3, 2017

El sitio oficial es el primer paso de una campaña educativa para informar a los residentes del estado sobre la droga a medida que se usa más y está más ampliamente disponible.

Frail Patients Losing Access To Dental House Calls

By Ana B. Ibarra Photos by Heidi de Marco December 19, 2017

Dental hygienists who treat frail and elderly residents in nursing homes and other facilities are dropping out of California’s publicly funded dental program for the poor because of recent changes that cut their pay and create more administrative hurdles.

Anthem’s Exit Leaves Thousands With No Choice Of Health Plans

By Ana B. Ibarra August 18, 2017

When Anthem Blue Cross pulls out of the individual market next year, about 60,000 Covered California enrollees, plus others who buy insurance outside of the exchange, will have only one health plan in their areas.

For Covered California, Uncertainty Is The New Certainty

By Ana B. Ibarra August 18, 2017

The state health insurance exchange made three multimillion-dollar decisions Thursday that were motivated by the lack of clarity from the federal government on key health policy issues.

Governor Inks Support for Some Key Health Bills, Nixes Others

By Pauline Bartolone and Ana B. Ibarra October 16, 2017

Gov. Jerry Brown signed many critical health care bills sent to him by the state legislature, cementing California’s role as a health care champion.

Move To End DACA Leaves Some Young Immigrants Fearing For Their Health

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Anna Gorman September 6, 2017

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program made it possible for young adults who came into the country illegally as children to get jobs with insurance and, in some states including California, Medicaid. Now that coverage is in peril.

State Lawmakers Tackle Public Smoking And Lead Poisoning, But Punt On Single-Payer

By Ana B. Ibarra and Pauline Bartolone September 18, 2017

California lawmakers adopted a drug price transparency bill and several other key health care measures as their legislative session ended last week, but they pushed off decisions on some big-name proposals such as single-payer health care.

California Sued For Allegedly Substandard Medi-Cal Care

By Ana B. Ibarra July 13, 2017

The lawsuit is a civil rights case on behalf of Latinos, who comprise nearly half of the program’s enrollees. But the advocates who filed it also hope to get class action certification for all Medi-Cal enrollees.

Una enfermera por cada 4.000 alumnos = no parece el mejor acuerdo

By Ana B. Ibarra Photos by Heidi de Marco October 23, 2017

La escasez de enfermeras diplomadas en escuelas pone en riesgo a estudiantes con condiciones médicas que requieren de atención diaria.

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