Back to the ER — Poor Families Will Be Hardest Hit by Republican Health Bill
The healthcare bill introduced by House Republicans on Monday will cause millions of people to lose their health insurance, experts say....
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Mar
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Dec
People of Color and the Poor Will be Hardest Hit by ACA Repeal
President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to repeal and replace Obamacare is bad news for millions of Americans, but the poor and people of color are going to be hit hardest, say...
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Jun
Andres Abarra: On the Front Lines of Health Care in Richmond
Meet Andres Abarra. As a community health worker for LifeLong Medical Care, Abarra spends a lot of time in Richmond neighborhoods helping low-income residents access social and health services. He...
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May
CA Sen. Lara Urges Undocumented Parents to Sign Kids Up For Health Care
Kicking off his statewide tour to promote California’s Health for All Kids program, the new law’s author, State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, said undocumented parents should set their fears...
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Apr
Moms Say Dental Care Tops List for Medi-Cal Kids– Dentists Are MIA
Farmworker Maria Flores’s face breaks into a broad smile when she is told that soon her 14-year-old Mexico-born daughter, Ana, will be eligible for the state’s full-scope Medi-Cal program, under...
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Feb
Residents Get Help Enrolling in Health Care, in 14 Languages
On January 23, he was among about 100 Contra Costa County residents who enrolled in health care services at an event hosted by Healthy Richmond and other partners at the...
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Oct
California Governor Signs Health for All Kids Bill
In May 2016, California will become the fifth state to allow undocumented children from low-income families to enroll in comprehensive health care....
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Sep
County Supervisors Expand Health Care For Undocumented Immigrants
By Melvin Willis Contra Costa County supervisors voted 4-1 on Sept. 22 to enact a new pilot program that -- pending matching funds from local hospitals -- would provide health care...
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Aug
Immigration Relief Increasing Health Coverage; CA Kids Eligible Now
News Report, Anna Challet | New America Media In California, hundreds of thousands of kids in immigrant families are eligible for Medi-Cal but not enrolled, according to a new study from...
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Jul
Connecting the Uninsured
News Report, Ann Bassette | The CC Pulse Rosa Garay is a mother of 8-year-old twins and like tens of thousands of Contra Costa County residents she’s uninsured and worried about...
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Jun
Undocumented Kids to Get Health Coverage in State Budget
News Report, Viji Sundaram, New America Media Calling it one of the “best” budgets the state has ever had, California Gov. Jerry Brown said the $167.6 billion dollar budget the legislature...
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Mar
Study Shows Gaping Holes in Safety Net for California’s Uninsured
News Report, Anna Challet | New America Media The safety net for uninsured Californians is full of holes – and those holes are much bigger for the state’s undocumented people. That’s one of the...
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Dec
Getting Richmond Covered
By Nancy DeVille As open enrollment continues for benefits under the Affordable Care Act, Richmond health advocates are making an extra push to help residents learn what their options are. Through...
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Oct
Majority of California Voters Support Health Care for the Undocumented
New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet and Viji Sundaram A majority of California voters support the idea of expanding health coverage to include all low-income people in the state, regardless of...
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May
Locals Reach for Health Care, While Advocates Try to Catch the Uninsured
News Report + Photos, Marco Villalobos Beneath a mural depicting salvation outside St. Mark’s Church, Ruben Pedroza stood trying to figure out his family’s health insurance. Inside the church hall, a...
