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Postcard From Sacramento: Residents Rally For A Healthy Valley

By Ana B. Ibarra February 9, 2018

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.

Calif. Officials Sound Alarm, Envisioning $114B Hit To Medi-Cal Under U.S. Senate Bill

By Anna Gorman June 28, 2017

“Nothing is safe — no population, no services,” the director of the nation’s largest Medicaid program said Wednesday. GOP leaders say they seek to cut costs and widen consumer choices.

Calif. Leads Nation In Pushing Back Against Trump Administration Health Policies

By Ana B. Ibarra April 19, 2018

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.

California Takes On Health Giant Over High Costs

By Chad Terhune and Ana B. Ibarra April 1, 2018

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 January 18, 2018

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 March 26, 2018

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 March 23, 2018

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 March 22, 2018

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 March 19, 2018

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 March 2, 2018

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.

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