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A new California rule aims to cap your health care cost increases

WEBLea esta historia en Español. You won’t notice it right away, but a new California state agency took a major step this week toward reining in the seemingly …

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New CA law raises minimum wage for health care workers

WEBThat rate would increase 3.5% annually until it reaches $25 in 2033. Community clinics would start the pay increase at $21 per hour in 2024, rising to $22 in …

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What’s happened to Newsom’s bold health care promises

WEBTwo of Newsom’s boldest health care promises — affordable medications and universal, state-funded health care — have made little progress during his term. …

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California launches ambitious effort to transform Medi-Cal

WEBIntensive case management like this is an example of the ambitious, sweeping changes California made to Medi-Cal beginning in January under an initiative …

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New CA law offers health insurance to undocumented adults

WEBMedi-Cal documents at St. John’s Community Health in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2023. Undocumented adults will become eligible for Medi-Cal health care …

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How a new California agency aims to cap your health care costs

WEBby Ana B. Ibarra February 8, 2024. California's new Office of Health Care Affordability is charged with capping price increases for consumers. It set a preliminary goal of limiting …

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Mental health workers: Why California faces a shortage- CalMatters

WEBSan Diego County has already researched the shortage. Officials there estimate they currently have 17,000 behavioral health workers and need an additional …

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At 86%, Imperial County has one of best vaccine rates in CA

WEBImperial has the largest proportion of vaccinated residents in the entire southern half of the state. About 73% of Los Angeles County residents and 50% of Kern …

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Maternal health: Medi-Cal benefits for new moms are underused

WEBMedi-Cal is the state’s public health insurance program for extremely low-income residents. It pays for roughly 40% of all births in California. Parents and pregnant …

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California utility costs: Bill to cap set fees nixed

WEBTo curb rising medical costs in California, the Office of Health Care Affordability approved the state’s first spending cap on the health industry this week. …

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What Gavin Newsom's Prop. 1 means for mentally ill Californians

WEBCalifornia voters in the March 2024 election narrowly passed Proposition 1, a proposal to fund new construction of housing and treatment facilities for people with …

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Medi-Cal expansion won't increase access to quality care Opinion

WEBIn January, California became the very first state to open its Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, to every undocumented immigrant within its borders. Some …

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Medi-Cal providers fear disruption to patient care

WEBMore than 1.7 million Medi-Cal patients may get a new insurance provider in the coming months as a result of the state’s first-ever competitive bidding process, but …

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CA hospitals sue Anthem insurance, allege treatment delays

WEBLea esta historia en Español. Medical insurance delays can keep someone in a hospital bed much longer than they need to be waiting for after-care services like …

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CA once led in government transparency. Not anymore Opinion

WEBClick to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) California once was …

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Gavin Newsom signs law to 'overhaul' mental health system

WEBNewsom also is expected to sign legislation sending a ballot measure to voters that includes two key provisions: a $6.4 billion bond to pay for 10,000 new …

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Mental health insurance denials in California: Share your story

WEBFour years ago, California’s leaders passed a new law to make insurance companies pay for mental health and addiction treatment that’s medically necessary. …

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With long waits at Mexico border, California businesses suffer

WEBDear California Reader, Good morning, Inequality Insights readers. I’m CalMatters reporter Wendy Fry. California’s border communities are feeling the strain of …

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Digital divide widens for millions with end of affordable internet …

WEBThe Federal Communications Commission, which stopped accepting affordable internet applications in February, said internet service providers are required to inform …

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Why many insured Californians avoid hospitals in this county

WEBThree hospitals in Monterey County — Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Natividad Medical Center and Mee Memorial Healthcare System — are in the …

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San Diego jail investigator resigns as inmate deaths continue

WEBSAN DIEGO — Four years ago, Paul Parker set out to fix some of California’s deadliest jails.San Diego County was paying out millions of dollars to families whose …

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Mental health programs for CA kids close after payment

WEBMental health services in rural California. Prior to payment reform this summer, Venegas, of Humboldt, said her organization already struggled to hire enough …

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UCSF, Adventist join plan to reopen Madera Community Hospital

WEBUCSF and Adventist have a plan to reopen it. A bankrupt San Joaquin Valley hospital whose closure led the state to create a bailout fund for distressed providers …

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Bankrupt Madera hospital has a reopening plan. What's next

WEBA California hospital that left a county of 160,000 people without critical emergency care when it shut down 13 months ago took a significant step toward …

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California may expand who can issue psychiatric 5150 holds

WEBIn California, it’s usually police who confine mentally ill people for involuntary 72-hour holds so they can be evaluated and treated. A pending bill would extend the so …

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‘Crisis pregnancy centers’: The next abortion battle

WEBThere are at least 176 “crisis pregnancy centers” in California, according to a CalMatters analysis. That compares to 166 abortion clinics, according to state data. At …

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How I explained AI to CA elders using only basic Vietnamese

WEBClick to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) A casual …

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CA hospitals close labor wards, limiting maternity care

WEBCA hospitals close labor wards, limiting maternity care - CalMatters. From 2012 to 2019, at least 19 California hospitals stopped offering labor and delivery …

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