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Counties Embrace New Approach to Getting Therapist Trainees Licensed
Motivo Health increases access to clinical supervision, smoothing the pathway to California licensure for needed mental health providers.
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How Trump Administration Cuts Could Hurt Medi-Cal
Federal funds cover more than 60% of California’s low-income health insurance plan. Losing even part of that money could result in cutbacks on care for kids or state tax hikes.
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How California Made Almost Everyone Eligible for Health Care Coverage
After 15 years of efforts and spending to expand access to care, an estimated 94% of California residents have health insurance. Find out how the state achieved this — and who remains left out.
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Lawmakers Discuss the Future of Community Health Workers in California
Experts told legislators how CHW/P/Rs can be integrated into the health care ecosystem without losing their focus on social justice.
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Imminent Flu Season Could Cause Double Trouble
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Public health experts remain wary of a potential peril that the state avoided last winter — a “twindemic.”
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Information Campaigns, Mandates Produce Some Good News
Public health leaders have been encouraged by increased acceptance of COVID-19 shots in communities that were lagging state and national vaccination rates.
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COVID-19 Financial Costs Are Surging Too
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Insurance companies across the country have been reinstating cost sharing for people being treated for the disease, and it isn’t cheap.
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Hospitals in California’s Central Valley Flooded with COVID-19 Patients
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Health care workers and public health agencies are overwhelmed.
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Housing Instability Exacts Yet Another Kind of Pandemic Health Toll
Stories That Caught Our Attention: For renters with low incomes facing the threat of eviction, assistance has been slow in coming.
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Despite Transparency Push, Cost of Hospital Care Remains Inscrutable
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Few hospitals in California and nationwide are complying with a federal rule requiring disclosure of prices.
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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.
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Some Face Dire Consequences for Delaying Care During Pandemic
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Delayed preventive care and screenings are expected to take a devastating toll on some patients and families.
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Study: Higher Death Rates and Taxpayer Costs at Nursing Homes Owned by Private Equity
Stories That Caught Our Attention: Researchers were stunned by the data they found.
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Hospitals Slow to Comply with New Price Transparency Rule
Stories That Caught Our Attention: US hospitals have been slow to comply with the disclosure regime that was implemented on January 1.
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COVID-19 Highlighted the Poverty-Mental Health Link. Can California Experiments Break It?
Stories That Caught Our Attention: The mental health effects of economic instability can be countered by supportive economic policies, according to new research.
