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With cold and flu season upon us, it’s time to protect yourself, not only from those seasonal threats, but also from other health risks. “During the holidays, our lives get very busy with family and friends,” said Dr. J.B. Sobel, chief medical officer for Cigna Healthcare’s Medicare business. “Before...
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Con la inminente temporada de resfriados y gripe, es hora de protegerse, no solo de las amenazas estacionales, sino también de otros riesgos para la salud. “Durante las fiestas, nuestras vidas se vuelven muy ajetreadas con los familiares y amigos”, dijo el Dr. J.B. Sobel, director médico del segmento...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Otra ola de COVID-19 está golpeando a California justo ahora que termina el verano y los niños regresan a la escuela. Es una historia ya conocida, pero que quizás se ha vuelto más confusa con el tiempo debido a los cambios en las recomendaciones de salud...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Another COVID-19 wave is hitting California as the summer ends and kids head back to school. It’s a familiar story by now, but one that has become perhaps more confusing with time because of changing public health recommendations, new vaccine boosters and our evolving understanding of...
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. — La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Clara declaró el martes 29 de agosto su compromiso con una atención médica segura y de apoyo para personas transgénero, no binarias y de género diverso. La Junta aprobó una resolución que apoya explícitamente la atención que afirma...
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. —The County of Santa Clara’s Board of Supervisors declared on Tuesday August 29 its commitment to safe and supportive healthcare for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals. The Board approved a resolution that explicitly supports gender-affirming care, a move to solidify protections for the community against harmful anti-LGBTQ+ laws that...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Between June 2023 and May 2024, 15.5 million Medi-Cal enrollees — one-third of all Californians — will have their eligibility redetermined as part of the “great unwinding” of Medicaid enrollees underway nationwide. At a briefing held by EMS and California Black Media, state health...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Entre junio de 2023 y mayo de 2024, se volverá a determinar la elegibilidad de 15.5 millones de afiliados a Medi-Cal –un tercio de todos los californianos— como parte del “great unwinding” (salir de la fase emergencia) de personas afiliadas a Medicaid que se...
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Over the coming year about 2.3 million Californians, a million of them children, are expected to lose Medi-Cal, which is health insurance coverage for low-income families – as the state redetermines all enrollees’ eligibility after the pandemic. In June alone, 225,000 people were disenrolled from the program, including 64,000...