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Lifting Up Solutions that Support Black Mothers
Amid all the excellent media coverage of the US maternal mortality crisis in recent years, something has been missing. “Too much reporting on Black maternal health has been doom and gloom,” said...
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How Do Low-Income Californians Experience Health Care?
CHCF Senior Program Officer Carlina Hansen. Photo: Avram Goldstein. Over the years, CHCF has made a point of supporting research that enables leaders in California’s health care safety net to better...
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Lifting the Veil of Secrecy in Health Care Prices
The late, great Princeton economist Uwe Reinhardt once said that the system for determining prices in the US health care system was “chaos behind a veil of secrecy.” That was in 2006, and clearly, the...
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California Journalist Moves from Writing Health Care News to Making It
Former California health care journalist Anna Gorman now is a Los Angeles County health official. Photo: Nick Agro. Anna Gorman has been an award-winning reporter in California for two decades,...
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Committed Physician Recruits Young People to Diversify Health Care Workforce
Jocelyn Freeman Garrick, right, talks to student Jacquelyn Cervera of Hayward’s Tennyson High School during the Allied Health Expo at San Leandro Adult School in San Leandro, California. Photo:...
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Proposed Poverty Calculation Would Make More People Ineligible for Medicaid
The Trump administration has requested public comment on possible changes to the way the federal poverty guideline is calculated, which could reduce access to important safety-net programs for...
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California Surgeon General Puts Spotlight on Childhood Trauma
Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, California’s first surgeon general, answers questions in her San Francisco office. Photo: Michael Short. In January, two weeks after taking office, Governor Gavin Newsom...
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When the Practitioner Becomes the Patient
Kathy Brandt (right) and her wife Kim Acquaviva, both experts in palliative care, now manage Brandt’s own use of palliative care. Photo: Andrew Propp/Kaiser Health News. Kathy Brandt has spent more...
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To Switch or Not to Switch — That Is the Question
Photo: Eric Kayne. Electronic health records (EHRs) — repositories of patient medical histories, billing codes, and other crucial information — play a vital role in the operations of 90% of...
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Former NIMH Director Joins Newsom Team as Mental Health Adviser
The Newsom administration plans to take a coordinated approach to the related problems of homelessness and the limitations of the state mental health system. Photo: Associated Press. California...
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Bringing quality of service and expertise to all of our treatments, from routine cleanings, dental implants in Palm Desert to endodontic treatments.
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Almanac Shows Slower National Health Spending Growth, But Major Challenges...
In an era when Californians are more worried about paying for medical care than paying for housing, we should take good news about health care spending from wherever it comes. CHCF’s latest California...
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PRIMEd for Health: California Medical Schools Focus on Underserved Communities
Family physician and PRIME-LC alumna Karla Garcia, MD, MPH, left, talks to patient Gloria Lamadrid de Santana, right, at the San Ysidro Health Center in Chula Vista, California, while medical resident...
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Dreaming of a Career in Health Care
Jirayut Latthivongskorn, the first undocumented student to enter UCSF School of Medicine, celebrates at the school’s commencement exercises at Davies Symphony Hall. Photo: Elisabeth Fall for UCSF In...
View ArticleProposed Change to Federal Poverty Definition Would Cut Aid to Millions of...
In May, the Trump administration announced it was considering changing the way the federal poverty line is adjusted annually for increases in cost of living. It is seeking public comment until June...
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Medical Interpreters Bridge Crucial Gaps Between Patients and Providers
Medical interpreter Sonny Le helps Vietnamese-speaking clients navigate a maze of medical services in the Oakland area. Photo: Michael Short. Sonny Le recalls the first time in his career as a medical...
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Researchers: Medicaid Expansion Equals Better Coverage, Better Outcomes
California has long been a leader in expanding the eligibility criteria for enrollment in Medicaid. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states can expand Medicaid to cover more adults with low...
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California Takes Historic Step Toward Universal Coverage
Young adults who are undocumented and in California would be eligible for Medi-Cal benefits under a budget passed by the state legislature. Photo: Juan Monino. California has taken a historic step...
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