Medi-Cal | The Contra Costa Pulse

Hospital room with pregnant woman kneeling next to her bed, woman in scrubs and another woman

20 Mar

Want Vulnerable Californians to Have Healthier Pregnancies? Doulas Say the State Must Pay Up.

Doulas provide support before, during and after birth. The state offered $450 flat to cover their services for low-income pregnant Californians....

A smiling Black man wearing a beanie and a surgical mask pulled down to his chin

22 Feb

California Launches Ambitious Effort to Transform Medi-Cal to ‘Whole Person Care’

California’s first-of-its-kind reform aims to help low-income patients navigate problems like homelessness, poverty and substance abuse that can harm health....

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10 Feb

Contra Costa County Considers Health Services Expansion

In a meeting focused on public health, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors considered healthcare funding and approved a new health officer....

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!"

19 Jul

‘Am I Really That Sick?’ Healthcare Costs Weigh on Undocumented People

California recently moved to expand Medi-Cal to some undocumented adults, many of whom have long avoided going to the doctor for fear of high expenses....

Sign that says "healthcare is a human right"

07 Jun

Agency Encourages Undocumented Californians to Apply for Medi-Cal

With Medi-Cal open to undocumented young adults, the Center for Human Development wants people to know it is safe to apply so they can get preventative care....

Reflection of woman in mirror next to hanging light fixture

08 Aug

Californians Are Dropping Private Insurance to Get Mental Health Treatment

Families, attorneys, judges, therapists and officials agree: Many people with mental illness do better with taxpayer-funded treatment than private insurance....

11 Aug

Medi-Cal Recipients Still Fear For Their Lives

President Trump has repeatedly said he hopes Obamacare will soon collapse--and many in California fear it could still implode--especially for vulnerable people....

27 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...

19 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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