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Despite GOP Efforts To Corral Medicaid Spending, States Like California Expand Benefits

By Phil Galewitz October 19, 2017

States are adding a variety of services, including expansions of mental health and substance abuse treatments and dental care, according to a 50-state survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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.

Con el fin de DACA, jóvenes inmigrantes temen por su salud

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Anna Gorman September 6, 2017

La polémica decisión de la administración Trump de eliminar el programa DACA hace más que poner a casi 800.000 “dreamers” bajo el miedo a la deportación. Amenaza el cuidado de salud de miles de adultos jóvenes.

Breathing Fire: Health Is A Casualty Of Climate-Fueled Blazes

By John Upton, Climate Central and Barbara Feder Ostrov Photos by Heidi de Marco November 7, 2017

As the planet warms, wildfires such as the latest disastrous blazes in Northern California have increased in frequency and scope. Beyond the environmental effects, people suffer health repercussions that can be disabling and even deadly.

Another Way For Anti-Vaxxers To Skip Shots For Schoolkids: A Doctor’s Note

By Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov September 5, 2017

No longer able to get exemptions for personal beliefs in California, parents opposed to inoculations seem to be obtaining medical exemptions for their children, according to a new study.

Respirando fuego: la salud es una víctima de las llamas alimentadas por el clima

By John Upton, Climate Central and Barbara Feder Ostrov Photos by Heidi de Marco November 7, 2017

Aunque la nación ha mejorado mucho la calidad del aire en los últimos 40 años, la frecuencia creciente de incendios está minando ese progreso, liberando contaminantes que permanecen en el aire mucho después que se extingue el fuego.

Even Without Congress, Trump Can Still Cut Medicaid Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz July 31, 2017

The Trump administration is poised to grant states waivers that some critics say could change the shape of the program.

California Doctors Again Press For More Money To Treat Poor Patients

By Barbara Feder Ostrov March 30, 2017

They want the state’s new tobacco tax to help pay for a raise in Medicaid rates, but so far Gov. Jerry Brown has other plans for that money.

Lots Of Boos In California For Senate Health Bill

By Anna Gorman and Kellen Browning and Ana B. Ibarra June 23, 2017

Political leaders, medical providers and consumer advocates say the Senate bill, like its counterpart in the House, could put health care out of reach for millions of Golden State residents.

For Millennials, Both Good And Bad News In Senate’s GOP Health Bill

By Anna Gorman and Kellen Browning June 28, 2017

Provisions in the Senate’s “repeal and replace” bill could help some young adults by lowering the cost of premiums but could hurt others who gained insurance through a massive expansion to Medicaid.

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