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WEBRural Jails Turn to Community Health Workers To Help the Newly Released Succeed. By Lillian Mongeau Hughes 2:00 AM PDT. To reduce recidivism, some rural counties are hiring community health workers or …

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Bold Changes Are in Store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but Will Patients

WEBThe Health Consumer Alliance (1-888‑804‑3536, or healthconsumer.org) is another source of information and assistance, as is Medi-Cal’s managed care …

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It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know

WEBOpen enrollment for the private Medicare Advantage plans and Part D drug plans is also underway and ends Dec. 7. Insurance agents can usually help you with …

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Billions in Public Money Aimed at Curing Homelessness and …

WEBCalifornia is embarking on a five-year experiment to infuse its health insurance program for low-income people with billions of dollars in nonmedical services …

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How To Find Medical Care If You’re Uninsured

WEBAbout 5 million Californians have new health coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), both through the Covered California health insurance …

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Stopping the Churn: California and Other States Want to …

WEBBefore the covid-19 public health emergency began in 2020, millions of children churned on and off Medicaid each year — an indication that many were losing …

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Morning Briefings Archive

WEBDaily Edition for Wednesday, April 10, 2024. April 10, 2024. HHS Chief Becerra Might Run For California Governor: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the …

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California’s Resolve Questioned After It Grants Medi-Cal Contract

WEBIn a backroom agreement announced in the final days of 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, facing lawsuits, granted concessions that allowed major …

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San Diego County's 10-Year Public Health Initiative Shows Early

WEBSAN DIEGO – Three years into a 10-year plan to alter the landscape of public health, the county Health & Human Services Agency is preparing to present its …

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Unprecedented Lobbying Effort Scores Big Win for California …

WEBSACRAMENTO, Calif. — After more than a decade of fruitless entreaties from public health advocates, Democratic lawmakers have secured a landmark agreement …

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Listen: What Our 2-Year-Long Investigation Into Medical Debt …

WEBAcross the country, Americans are losing their homes, emptying their retirement accounts, and struggling to feed and clothe their families because of medical …

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Doctors Are as Vulnerable to Addiction as Anyone. California …

WEBAnother point of contention is money. Under the current proposal, doctors would bear all the costs of the program. The initial clinical evaluation, plus the regular …

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Medi-Cal Covers Gender-Transition Treatment, but Getting It Isn’t …

WEBCalifornia law requires Medi-Cal and all other state-regulated health plans to cover gender-affirming care that is deemed medically necessary. But therein lies the rub. …

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Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court

WEBFor the second time in as many months, the Supreme Court heard arguments in an abortion case. This time, the justices are being asked to decide whether a federal law …

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Monday, April 24, 2023

WEBPinkeye — an inflamed, itchy and painful eye — is common during allergy season. But now some doctors are concerned the ailment may also be associated with a …

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California Lawmakers Approve Nation-Leading $25 Minimum …

WEBSubsequently, at all sites, the $25 minimum wage would be increased annually to keep up with inflation. However, the bill allows health care facilities to apply …

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Medicare Advantage Increasingly Popular With Seniors — But Not

WEBA hospital system in Georgia. Two medical groups in San Diego. Another in Louisville, Kentucky, and nearly one-third of Nebraska hospitals.Across the country, …

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Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many

WEBTo limit their losses, insurers have narrowed the eligible pool of clients. In 2021, about 30% of applicants ages 60 to 64 were denied long-term care insurance. For …

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Health Care Is Front and Center as DeSantis and Newsom Go …

WEBFlorida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will square off in a first-of-its-kind debate on Nov. 30. KFF Health News …

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FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Health Care Price Fixing

WEBLast year, the FTC successfully blocked biotech company Illumina’s over $7 billion acquisition of cancer-screening company Grail. The FTC, Justice Department, …

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

WEBInfectious-Disease Testing Expands At LAX, SFO: The CDC has expanded its voluntary infectious-disease surveillance efforts in four major airports, including Los …

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