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Parent Alert! Your Kid May Be Vaping More Than Nicotine

By Ana B. Ibarra August 22, 2018

Educators and researchers say that as vaping becomes more common among young people, some are putting pot in their pods.

5 Things To Know About Trump’s New ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Proposal

By Shefali Luthra September 25, 2018

Trump administration officials say the policy would promote “immigrant self-sufficiency and protect finite resources.” Critics, including California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, say it could have serious public health consequences and are considering legal challenges.

Measure To Cap Dialysis Profits Pummeled After Record Spending By Industry

By Ana B. Ibarra and Anna Gorman November 8, 2018

The dialysis industry raised nearly $111 million in a successful bid to defeat the measure, which also was opposed by hospitals and doctors. The union that sponsored the measure collected about one-sixth that amount.

Newsom habla el primer día sobre salud para inmigrantes y un sistema de pagador único

By Samantha Young and Anna Gorman and Ana B. Ibarra January 8, 2019

El gobernador dijo que quiere ampliar la cobertura de salud de Medi-Cal para adultos jóvenes indocumentados.

Newsom Comes Out Swinging On Day One For Single-Payer, Immigrant Coverage

By Samantha Young and Anna Gorman and Ana B. Ibarra January 8, 2019

Just hours into his tenure as California’s new governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom proposed major plans to insure more Californians, including state-funded financial aid for health insurance and a requirement for Californians to have coverage.

Battle Lines Drawn As Abortion-Rights Activists Leave Their Mark Outside Clinics

By Ana B. Ibarra August 14, 2018

Armed with poster board and catchy advertising slogans, abortion-rights activists in California and elsewhere are taking to sidewalks, buses and mobile phone apps to fight a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of crisis pregnancy centers.

Dialysis Patients Sign Up For November Ballot Fight

By Ana B. Ibarra April 6, 2018

Frustrated by dialysis centers they call dirty and understaffed, patients and health care workers rallied across California Thursday before delivering more than 600,000 signatures to election offices in support of a ballot initiative intended to improve patient care.

Health Care Simmers On Back Burner In California Heartland’s Hot House Races

By Ana B. Ibarra June 4, 2018

After rallies and protests in the San Joaquin Valley congressional districts, the urgency over protecting coverage under the ACA seems to have waned — at least in the primaries. Three of four seats in the region are likely to remain red, political forecasters say.

Outrageous Or Overblown? HHS Announces Another Round Of ACA Navigator Funding Cuts

By Phil Galewitz July 12, 2018

Advocates of the sweeping health law view this move by the Trump administration as its most recent act of sabotage. But not everyone views it as a mortal blow.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Health Law Fix Misses The Spending Bill Train

March 23, 2018

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the apparent demise of bipartisan legislation aimed at shoring up parts of the Affordable Care Act. They also discuss aggressive new efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week.

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