Health Care | The Contra Costa Pulse

11 Apr

Federal Rule Would Strip Affordable Healthcare for Millions, Including DACA Recipients

The 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule would also take an essential service away from transgender people....

13 Dec

Critical Federal Health Safety Nets Are on the Trump Administration’s Chopping Block

The Trump administration may cut safety nets including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program....

kamala harris, a black and south asian woman, speaking at a lectern adorned with a sign that reads fighting for reproductive freedom

14 Oct

Harris’ Healthcare Stance Highlights Abortion, Economy

Presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris has firmly framed healthcare as an economic issue, emphasizing the importance of affordable healthcare....

06 Sep

Contra Costa County Launches Expanded Basic Health Care Coverage

Contra Costa County this week launched its expanded Basic Health Care coverage for uninsured residents, which no longer considers immigration status....

24 Jul

Covered CA Enrollees to See Jump in Both Rates and Financial Aid, Agency Says

Undocumented youths who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status will be eligible for healthcare through Covered California beginning Nov. 1....

03 Jul

Doulas Provide Much-Needed Tradition of Support to Birthing Parents

Medi-Cal offers doula services to help improve birth outcomes amid a maternal health crisis that is especially deadly to Black and Indigenous people....

person in white lab coat standing with arms crossed and holding a red stethoscope. only their arms and part of their torso are visible

12 Jun

‘Too Much Protocol’: Advocate Helps Medi-Cal Members Navigate Renewal

Nora Vigil, a patient service advocate at LifeLong San Pablo, says she encounters patients who are caught off guard by their loss of Medi-Cal almost daily....

24 May

Medi-Cal Expands Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment

California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal....

A Black woman with short hair and a puffer jacket stands next to a small American flag and a vote sign outside of her polling place. She is pointing to a sticker on her coat. It is likely an I voted sticker, but it is not legible in the photo

21 May

Women of Color Will Vote With Their Pocketbooks This November

Abortion access and care rank at the top among priorities for women of color. Surprisingly, immigration reform is not a front-burner issue....

15 May

‘Literally the Only Option’: Medi-Cal Expansion Boosts Access to Healthcare

While many more people can get Medi-Cal health insurance since eligibility expanded, many still are at risk of losing it since recertifications resumed....

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11 Apr

Contra Costa Expands Healthcare for Undocumented Residents

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved removing immigration requirements and raising income limits for the county's basic healthcare program....

A white man, white woman and Latino man sitting at a table with monitors and microphones behind a wood-framed clear partition.

21 Feb

Looming Closure of Alta Bates Threatens to Worsen ‘Hospital Desert’ Conditions

The closure of Alta Bates Medical Center would force West Contra Costans to travel further for lifesaving treatment and most hurt vulnerable populations....

The great seal of the state of California

13 Feb

Leading Democrats Make Their Case for California Senate Seat

Three of the leading Democratic candidates — Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee — for California Senate spoke in a forum Thursday....

Latino man with close cut hair and beard, glasses and gray button-down shirt next to a table with pamphlets and other written material and a sign that says "Free assistance Medi-Cal now!"

12 Feb

Medi-Cal Expanded to All Undocumented Californians, but Income Limits Leave Many Out

A new Medi-Cal expansion is expected to benefit many extremely low-income undocumented people. However, it still leaves many people in need of health insurance....

Scene from a protest march with person holding sign in foreground that says "The young deserve their vote." Sign in the background says "We lose our freedom."

29 Dec

Survey of Young People in Bay Area Shows Diverse Concerns, Some Apathy

Bay City News surveyed 213 students and young people across seven Bay Area counties this year to gauge where they see themselves in the political process....

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