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Covered California Pops And Locks Through Enrollment Season

By Ana B. Ibarra December 20, 2018

The state health insurance exchange hired hip-hop dancers in communities across the state as part of its promotion of open enrollment, which ends Jan. 15.

No-Go On Drunken Driving: States Deploy Breathalyzers In Cars To Limit Road Deaths

By Ana B. Ibarra December 21, 2018

On New Year’s Day, California joins the majority of U.S. states that require people convicted of drunken driving to install ignition-linked breathalyzers in their vehicles. If the devices detect alcohol above a predetermined level, the cars don’t start.

Crowd At Capitol Demands Immigrant Health Coverage

By Ana B. Ibarra and Harriet Blair Rowan March 20, 2019

Immigrants rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday, calling for lawmakers to support a proposal to expand full Medicaid benefits to adult immigrants who are in the country illegally. Opponents cited potentially exorbitant costs.

NO a manejar ebrio: estados imponen alcoholímetros para prevenir muertes

By Ana B. Ibarra December 21, 2018

Los alcoholímetros son dispositivos que se colocan en el volante y evitan que el auto arranque si se detecta aliento etílico en el conductor.

El año del “vapeo”: dramático aumento del uso de cigarrillos electrónicos en jóvenes

By Ana B. Ibarra December 17, 2018

El “vaping” va en contra de la tendencia: el consumo de alcohol, de tabaco tradicional y de marihuana están bajando. El cigarrillo electrónico crece.

The Year Of The Vape: Teen E-Cigarette Use Spikes

By Ana B. Ibarra December 17, 2018

More than a third of high school seniors said they have vaped in the past year — up nearly 10 percentage points from the previous year. The dramatic jump comes despite efforts by public health officials, educators and lawmakers to reverse the e-cigarette trend among youths, including a recent proposal to ban retail sales of flavored tobacco products in California.

Denuncias de inseguridad y falta de atención en centros de inmigrantes de California

By Anna Gorman and Ana B. Ibarra February 27, 2019

Dos informes oficiales denuncian problemas con el acceso a la atención médica y la falta de seguridad en al menos 10 centros del estado.

Detention Centers In California Lack Oversight And Proper Care, Reports Find

By Anna Gorman and Ana B. Ibarra February 27, 2019

Health and safety problems at immigration detention facilities throughout California pose a serious risk to detainees, according to two reports released Tuesday. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California State Auditor Elaine Howle concluded that federal and local governments are failing to adequately oversee the facilities, allowing the problems to persist.

Students With Disabilities Call College Admissions Cheating ‘Big Slap In The Face’

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 14, 2019

Parents of students with legitimate learning disabilities worry that a backlash against providing special accommodations in college admissions testing could make it harder for them to succeed.

Trump Highlights Health Agenda With Vow To Lower ‘Unfair’ Drug Prices

By Julie Rovner and Ana B. Ibarra February 5, 2019

The president laid out a series of goals, including lowering prescription prices, pursuing an end to the HIV epidemic and boosting funding for childhood cancers.

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