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As health care gets more expensive, California looks to limit cost

WEBTo rein in costs, California formed the Office of Health Care Affordability in 2022, and on Wednesday the board voted to phase-in a statewide spending target. The …

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The Covered California deadline is today. Here’s how to sign up.

WEBThe last opportunity to sign up for health insurance for 2024 through California’s marketplace, Covered California, is this week. The deadline is Wednesday, …

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A Growing Number Of Butte County Residents Over 65 Have …

WEBNearly half of Butte County residents aged 65 years or older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Lisa Almaguer, communications manager at …

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Butte County Public Health Opens COVID-19 Vaccine …

WEBThe Butte County Department of Public Health is opening COVID-19 vaccine appointments to anyone 16 years of age and older who lives or works in the…

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Butte County’s mental health services may face cutbacks if Prop. 1

WEBEarly intervention and mental health services in Butte County are at risk of losing funding — and possibly closing — if voters approve California’s sole statewide …

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Lack of medical specialists increases obstacles to care and

WEBDr. Paul Davis is chief of medicine for the Redding Rancheria Tribal Health System, which includes four clinics and serves both Native and non-Native patients. He …

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Hmong Cultural Center working to get more mental health …

WEBNearly $900,000 in state grant funding is headed to the Hmong Cultural Center in Oroville for youth peer support and a mentorship program. The nonprofit says …

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Butte County could cut funding for some mental health services if

WEBProposition 1 would reallocate state funding to focus on housing for those with severe mental illness. Butte County Behavioral Health Director Scott Kennelly said …

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California offers health insurance for as little as $10 a month. Some

WEBCalifornia is one of four states that levies a tax penalty on uninsured households. Many people paying the fines are eligible for heavily subsidized health …

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COVID-19 states of emergency are ending. Here’s what’s changing.

WEBCalifornia’s state of emergency declaration, a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ends on February 28.The federal state of emergency also ends this spring, …

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Mental health services discussed at Butte County’s first of many

WEBResidents were encouraged to engage with the Butte County Behavioral Health Department yesterday by asking questions at its first of several upcoming …

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The rate of older Californians dying of malnutrition has accelerated

WEBA growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the covid pandemic. Deaths attributed to …

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California cancer care isn’t equitable; a new law might help

WEBCancer is the second leading cause of death in California, behind only heart disease. This year alone, the state will tally an estimated 189,000 new cancer cases and …

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Community health workers hit the streets to battle the surge in

WEBOnce considered an infection nearly eradicated, congenital syphilis rates have risen dramatically in California. Community health workers fan out across …

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Big Newsom Donors — Including Blue Shield

WEBUnitedHealth has been good to Gov. Gavin Newsom. In 2018, the health care giant made two contributions to Newsom for over $58,000. In December 2019, it …

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Nurse Shortages In California Reaching Crisis Point NSPR

WEBIn March 2020, the California Department of Public Health contracted with Aya Health — one of the nation’s largest traveling nurse providers — to pay up to $1 …

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Here’s what California lawmakers passed in 2023 NSPR

WEBThe California Legislature ended its 2023 session Thursday night, wrapping a nine-month period during which state lawmakers debated and passed hundreds of …

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California Invests In Guaranteed Income: $35 Million Will

WEBThe $35 million pilot passed unanimously and will provide money for local programs to give out monthly payments — with no restrictions on spending — to …

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Texas inmates are being 'cooked to death' in summer heat, lawsuit

WEBFour nonprofits joined a federal lawsuit to protect people in Texas prisons from the heat. It's one of several attempts over the years to address this issue, but …

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