Hundreds rally to support Medicaid as DOGE reportedly tries to access personal information
Members who work in the health and public service fields are urging Congress to continue financial support of Medicaid on ...
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California voters erased a plan to keep kids insured. It might be too late to fix it
Children regularly lose Medi-Cal coverage because of administrative errors. California's plan to keep them enrolled ...
Covered California open enrollment is nearly over. Buy a 2025 health plan or pay tax penalty
California sets record for health insurance enrollment as state residents take advantage of federal financial help.
Pfizer pays California $59.75M to settle Medicaid kickback claims
California Attorney General Bonta announced a settlement against Pfizer (PFE)-owned Biohaven Pharmaceutical “for submitting false claims to the ...
LA clinics lose grant for transgender health care as Trump executive orders take hold
A Los Angeles community health clinic is considering a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a rescinded grant that ...
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Can California better serve the mental health needs of its diverse communities amid crises?
Ethnic Media Collaborative symposium in Los Angeles last week, panelists pointed to gaps in the current mental health care ...
California AG warns L.A. hospital: Withholding transgender care could violate state law
California AG warns L.A. hospital that withholding hormonal therapy and other gender-affirming care from transgender youth ...
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What I learned about health insurance rage as the nation’s first ‘HMO czar’
In 2000, in response to the frustration of 23 million California HMO consumers, I was appointed by then-California Gov. Gray Davis to be the nation’s first “HMO czar.” The new agency I was running was ...
Traditional healing is close to becoming a covered Medicaid benefit in Arizona
Arizona's Medicaid program is called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS (pronounced "access"). It is a government health insurance program primarily for low-income people that ...