Calif. Leads Nation In Pushing Back Against Trump Administration Health Policies
By Ana B. Ibarra
In the face of federal efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, policymakers in the largest state are proposing laws and other changes to counter them. Beyond that, they’re aggressively pushing measures to expand health coverage beyond what the ACA envisioned.
Postcard From Sacramento: Residents Rally For A Healthy Valley
By Ana B. Ibarra
More than 1,000 San Joaquin Valley residents descended on Sacramento Thursday, calling on lawmakers to tackle the region’s bad air, chronic diseases and other health challenges.
California Takes On Health Giant Over High Costs
By Chad Terhune and Ana B. Ibarra
In a bold move, the state has sued Sutter Health, Northern California’s dominant hospital chain, whose prices have drawn complaints for years. The company says “healthy competition and choice exists across Northern California” for consumers seeking medical care.
Gloves Off, Fists Up: Nurses Storm Capitol To Renew Single-Payer Fight
By Ana B. Ibarra
The state nurses union struck a defiant tone at a Capitol rally and hearing, promising to continue their in-your-face tactics until the legislature passes a bill to create universal health coverage in California.
Juul, el producto de tabaco que consumen estudiantes en las escuelas
By Ana B. Ibarra
Su parecido con un flash drive hace que sea difícil de detectar. Tiene nicotina y temen que impacte en una nueva generación de fumadores.
Para los Dreamers, el sueño de convertirse en médicos pende de la “compasión” legal
By Ana B. Ibarra
De los 700,000 jóvenes beneficiarios de DACA, 99 son estudiantes de medicina. Pero sus años de residencia se pueden ver opacados por las nuevas políticas migratorias.
For ‘Dreamers,’ The Dream To Become A Doctor Now ‘At The Mercy’ Of Courts
By Ana B. Ibarra
In September, the Trump administration announced its plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting off an ongoing political and legal battle that could doom the dreams of immigrant doctors in training.
The Juul’s So Cool, Kids Smoke It In School
By Ana B. Ibarra
The teenage smoking sensation appearing on high school campuses across the country is an easy-to-hide, high-nicotine device called the Juul. Educators and health care advocates fear that vulnerable young people may become addicted.
State Pay Cut For Dental Hygienists Who Serve The Poor Was Illegal, Court Finds
By Ana B. Ibarra
California officials should have obtained federal approval before they cut reimbursement rates for dental hygienists who serve frail Californians living in nursing homes and board-and-care facilities, a judge has ruled.
