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Each year, 500 to 1,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare lung disease that can be fatal if left untreated. To encourage earlier diagnosis of PAH, the American Lung Association, with support from Johnson & Johnson, is sharing information about the...
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It’s back to school time and there is so much for families to do to get ready for the school year ahead, from getting school supplies to signing up for after school programs. Making sure kids have health care needs covered should be a part of those preparations. Free...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Less than a year after “Dreamers” were first allowed to sign up for Covered California health insurance, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are about to lose their health care coverage. In California, that means about 2,300 Dreamers must find health insurance elsewhere...
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The cuts coming to Medicaid, known here as Medi-Cal, will make health care more expensive and harder to access for millions of low-income Californians, according to a new report from Georgetown University. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the cuts of about $1 trillion will cause at least 15 million...
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La Cámara de Representantes, controlada por los republicanos, está ultimando los detalles de un enorme proyecto de ley de financiación que podría someterse a votación en el pleno pronto. Los defensores advierten que los recortes propuestos a Medicaid podrían provocar despidos o el cierre de hospitales rurales. La administración...
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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is hashing out last-minute details of a huge funding bill which could come to a floor vote soon. Advocates warned proposed Medicaid cuts could force layoffs or closure of rural hospitals. The Trump administration is looking for savings to fund his proposed tax cuts, which...
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Ahora que la Cámara de Representantes propone los mayores recortes a Medicaid en la historia del programa, está en juego la atención médica de 79,3 millones de beneficiarios. La resolución presupuestaria para recortar al menos 880 mil millones de dólares hasta 2034 en programas de atención médica y nutrición...
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With the House proposing the largest Medicaid cuts in the program’s history, the health care of 79.3 million enrollees is at stake. The budget resolution to slash at least $880 billion through 2034 in health care and nutrition programs was proposed to the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and...
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La mayoría de los niños de California no cumplen con los estándares educativos, según el Cuadro de Mando del Condado sobre el Bienestar Infantil de este año. Investigadores de la organización sin fines de lucro Children Now han publicado el cuadro de mando cada dos años desde 2008, para...