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Suzanne Potter California News Service Some 4.4 million family caregivers in California provide more than four billion hours of uncompensated care each year; work worth about $81 billion, according to a new report. Researchers from AARP also found the value of those unpaid contributions has gone up by $18 billion...
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Kristen Hwang & Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters El anuncio sorpresa del gobernador Gavin Newsom a través de Twitter el lunes de que California no haría negocios con el gigante farmacéutico Walgreens causó una confusión generalizada en un estado donde más de un tercio de la población paga las recetas con un...
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Kristen Hwang & Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom’s surprise announcement via Twitter this week that California would not do business with pharmacy giant Walgreens caused widespread confusion in a state where more than one-third of the population pays for prescriptions with government-funded health insurance. Walgreens confirmed last week it would...
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Las encuestas muestran que tres de cada cuatro estadounidenses mayores de 50 años quieren envejecer en su casa, pero el cambio climático puede hacer que esto sea difícil y costoso. El próximo martes, A-A-R-P celebrara un debate comunitario en línea sobre la adaptación al cambio climático. David Azevedo, de AARP California,...
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Surveys show that 3 in 4 Americans older than 50 want to age in place, but climate change can make that difficult – and expensive. Next Tuesday, AARP is holding an online community conversation about adapting to climate change. David Azevedo, associate director with AARP California, said making homes more climate...
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As public health funding winds down, gaps in vaccination rates are increasing. Particularly for booster doses, the gap among racial and ethnic groups is widening significantly. When California recorded the first U.S. case of COVID-19 more than three years ago, the news was met with fear, confusion and public ire. Schools...
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A medida que disminuye el financiamiento de la salud pública, aumentan las brechas en las tasas de vacunación. Particularmente para las dosis de refuerzo, la brecha entre los grupos raciales y étnicos se está ampliando significativamente. Cuando California registró el primer caso de COVID-19 en EE. UU. hace más...
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Dos millones de niños y adultos en California podrían perder la cobertura de seguro médico durante el próximo año, mientras el estado reduce la requerida cobertura continua vigente durante la pandemia, según un nuevo informe de la Universidad de Georgetown. La emergencia de salud pandémica termina oficialmente el primero de mayo,...
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Two million children and adults in California could lose health-insurance coverage over the next year – as the state winds down the continuous-coverage requirements in place during COVID, according to a new report from Georgetown University. The pandemic health emergency officially ends May 1, but on April 1, California will...