New Budget Boosts Health Coverage For Low-Income Californians
By Ana B. Ibarra
California lawmakers spent big on Medi-Cal in the 2019-20 state budget, voting to cover more older residents and people with disabilities, restore benefits cut during the recession and open the program to eligible young adults who are in the country illegally.
A Proposal To Make It Harder For Kids To Skip Vaccines Gives Powerful Voices Pause
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
California lawmakers are debating whether to tighten the rules on childhood vaccinations and give the ultimate say to state public health officials. But questions are emerging from unexpected quarters: the state medical board and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Genetic-Testing Scam Targets Seniors And Rips Off Medicare
By Melissa Bailey
Capitalizing on the growing popularity of genetic testing — and fears of terminal illness — scammers are persuading seniors to hand over cheek swabs with their DNA, not knowing it may lead to identity theft and Medicare fraud.
Lawmakers Push To Stop Surprise ER Billing
By Ana B. Ibarra
Millions of Californians are vulnerable to hefty surprise medical bills from their trips to the emergency room. Now, state lawmakers are considering a measure to cap how much out-of-network hospitals can charge privately insured patients for emergency care, which could serve as a model for other states.
State Bans Pesticide Linked To Developmental Problems
By Ana B. Ibarra
California officials announced a ban on chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide that has been linked to lower IQs, lower birth weights and other developmental issues in children, even as the federal government fights to protect it.
California prohíbe pesticida vinculado a problemas de desarrollo
By Ana B. Ibarra
Varios estudios han relacionado la exposición prenatal al clorpirifos con bajo peso al nacer, reducción del coeficiente intelectual, trastorno por déficit de atención y síntomas del autismo en niños.
Poderosas voces interfieren con propuesta para hacer más difícil evitar las vacunas
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
A medida que legisladores de California intentan normas de vacunación infantil más estrictas, se enfrentan con situaciones generadas por funcionarios de alto perfil que las apoyan.
Estados debaten prohibir popular pesticida que afectaría el desarrollo infantil
By Ana B. Ibarra
Varios estudios han relacionado la exposición prenatal al clorpirifos con disminución de peso al nacer, bajo coeficiente intelectual, déficit de atención y otros problemas de desarrollo en niños.
