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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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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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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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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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Morning Briefings Archive

WEBApril 25, 2024. Starting Next Year, California Will Cap Annual Health Care Cost Increases: Doctors, hospitals, and health insurance companies in California will soon be limited to …

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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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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 …

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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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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California Says It Can No Longer Afford Aid for Covid Testing

WEBOnce inside, coordinators say, migrants are given face masks to guard against the spread of infectious diseases, along with water and food. Medical providers …

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New Eligibility Rules Are a Financial Salve for Nearly 2 Million on

WEBNearly 2 million Medi-Cal enrollees, mainly people who are aged, disabled, or in long-term care, can now accumulate savings and property without limitations and …

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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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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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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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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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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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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 …

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A Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance

WEBHow much does it cost? In 2023, a 60-year-old man buying a $165,000 policy would typically pay about $2,585 annually for a policy that grew at 3% a year to …

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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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