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California Poised for Major Expansion of Community Health Workers

The 2021–22 state budget establishes a community health worker benefit within Medi-Cal.

August 17, 2021

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COVID-19’s Lasting Effects on Brain and Mind

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Brain shrinkage, inflammation, genetic changes, and impaired circuitry are likely causes of the mysterious “brain fog” experienced by many COVID-19 patients and contributing to the expected surge in demand for mental health care.

June 28, 2021

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A Call for Meaningful Change

‘Listening to Californians with Low Incomes’ report sounds alarm on deteriorating mental health.

June 4, 2021

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Clinics Respond to Anti-Asian Hate with Many Kinds of Support

Health centers serve as care providers, social services connectors, and community advocates, and they stepped up to help patients navigate the tribulations of the COVID-19 era.

May 13, 2021

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Street Medicine Programs Improvise to Meet Shifting Challenges

Using approaches tailored to local needs and resources, mobile teams provide humane care to unhoused people in cities and counties across California.

March 30, 2021

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In Vaccination Drive, California Clinics and Community Organizations Boost Hopes for Equity

Californians in underserved communities share their experiences with COVID-19 immunizations.

February 26, 2021

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For Workers in Central Valley, Harvest Season Could Bring Deadly Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Springtime optimism in California’s agricultural heart has been tempered somewhat by concerns about the challenge of vaccinating farmworkers before the next harvest season.

March 8, 2021

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Californians with Low Incomes Struggle to Navigate Both Medi-Cal and Medicare

One might think dual enrollment in Medicare and Medi-Cal should provide relief from health coverage worries, but many of the 1.4 million Californians with low incomes who are enrolled in both programs find it as much a struggle as a…

October 28, 2020

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Project Aims to Treat Doctor Shortage, Lack of Diversity with New Medical Residencies

An effort is underway to recruit California hospitals that have never operated medical residency programs and encourage them to launch new ones with the help of Medicare dollars.

October 16, 2020

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Coronavirus Contact Tracers: Part Detective, Part Social Worker

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Public health workers are trying to slow the spread of the virus while addressing critical social needs.

August 24, 2020

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Could Community Health Workers and Promotores de Salud Help California Respond to COVID-19?

Meet Tia Aida, a veteran community health worker in Chula Vista, California. She says the pandemic caused a surge in requests for her help.

June 4, 2020

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Telehealth Is Grabbing the Pandemic Spotlight. Can California Do More to Help It Grow?

A Q&A with telehealth policy expert Mei Wa Kwong.

April 16, 2020

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Inland Empire’s McNaughton Feels a ‘Sacred Calling’ to Connect People with Care

The Inland Empire Health Plan’s new CEO is continuing the trailblazing path that Californians have come to expect from the large and influential managed care plan.

January 10, 2020

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‘Phenomenal’ Progress in California, but More to Do

Deborah Kelch, executive director of the Insure the Uninsured Project, reflects on four decades in California health policy and what she expects the future to bring.

November 12, 2019

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Life Experiences Help Peer Counselors Assist Others with Mental Health Issues

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Innovative peer counseling is expanding access to mental health services and meeting patients where they are with culturally competent care.

August 5, 2019

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California Poised for Major Expansion of Community Health Workers

COVID-19’s Lasting Effects on Brain and Mind

A Call for Meaningful Change

Clinics Respond to Anti-Asian Hate with Many Kinds of Support

Street Medicine Programs Improvise to Meet Shifting Challenges

In Vaccination Drive, California Clinics and Community Organizations Boost Hopes for Equity

For Workers in Central Valley, Harvest Season Could Bring Deadly Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Californians with Low Incomes Struggle to Navigate Both Medi-Cal and Medicare

Project Aims to Treat Doctor Shortage, Lack of Diversity with New Medical Residencies

Coronavirus Contact Tracers: Part Detective, Part Social Worker

Could Community Health Workers and Promotores de Salud Help California Respond to COVID-19?

Telehealth Is Grabbing the Pandemic Spotlight. Can California Do More to Help It Grow?

Inland Empire’s McNaughton Feels a ‘Sacred Calling’ to Connect People with Care

‘Phenomenal’ Progress in California, but More to Do

Life Experiences Help Peer Counselors Assist Others with Mental Health Issues

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