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While Susan Alleman thought surviving breast cancer would mean putting the hardest chapter of her life behind her, it turns out that was just the start of her travails. Alleman is among millions of Americans who are now seeing their health care premiums rise. Many are being forced to...
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Una organización sin fines de lucro que lucha por un mejor acceso a la asistencia médica está denunciando los problemas de asequibilidad en la financiación de los cuidados a largo plazo. Los cuidados a domicilio cuestan más de $60, 000 dólares al año, la vida asistida ronda los $54, 000...
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A nonprofit fighting for better access to healthcare is speaking out about affordability issues in long-term care funding. In-home care costs more than $60,000 a year, assisted living is about $54,000 and a private room in a nursing home is around $108,000, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners....
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In 2024, Kaiser Permanente announced the rollout of Abridge. Described in a press release as “ambient listening technology,” the AI-powered scribe is designed to help clinicians including mental health providers securely capture clinical notes during patient visits. But what the description fails to indicate is that the tool records...
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En California, a pesar de inversiones estatales que suman cientos de millones de dólares y de décadas de reformas políticas bienintencionadas, la salud bucal sigue siendo una de las necesidades insatisfechas más importantes del estado, especialmente para las comunidades de color de bajos ingresos. Como líderes provenientes de las...
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In California, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in state investment and decades of well-intentioned policy reforms, oral health remains one of the most significant unmet needs in our state–especially for low-income communities of color. As leaders who come from the very urban and Tribal communities our organizations serve,...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Only two Democratic lawmakers voted against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal last year curtailing health care for undocumented immigrants. Sen. Maria Elena Durazo was one them. Now, Durazo, a Democrat from Los Angeles, is proposing legislation that would reverse many of those immigrant health care cuts and...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters Una mañana reciente en Los Ángeles, una joven madre dejó a sus hijos de 2 y 4 años en una guardería ubicada en la casa de un vecino. Era el cumpleaños del pequeño de 2 años, así que también llevó un pastel del popular sabor “red...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters On a recent weekday morning in Los Angeles, a young mother dropped off her 2-year-old and 4-year-old at a child care center located in a neighbor’s home. It was the 2-year-old’s birthday, so she also brought a treat for the staff and kids: a “Cars”-themed red...
While Susan Alleman thought surviving breast cancer would mean putting the hardest chapter of her life behind her, it turns out that was just the start of her travails. Alleman is among millions of Americans who are now seeing their health care premiums rise. Many are being forced to...
Una organización sin fines de lucro que lucha por un mejor acceso a la asistencia médica está denunciando los problemas de asequibilidad en la financiación de los cuidados a largo plazo. Los cuidados a domicilio cuestan más de $60, 000 dólares al año, la vida asistida ronda los $54, 000...
A nonprofit fighting for better access to healthcare is speaking out about affordability issues in long-term care funding. In-home care costs more than $60,000 a year, assisted living is about $54,000 and a private room in a nursing home is around $108,000, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners....
In 2024, Kaiser Permanente announced the rollout of Abridge. Described in a press release as “ambient listening technology,” the AI-powered scribe is designed to help clinicians including mental health providers securely capture clinical notes during patient visits. But what the description fails to indicate is that the tool records...
En California, a pesar de inversiones estatales que suman cientos de millones de dólares y de décadas de reformas políticas bienintencionadas, la salud bucal sigue siendo una de las necesidades insatisfechas más importantes del estado, especialmente para las comunidades de color de bajos ingresos. Como líderes provenientes de las...
In California, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in state investment and decades of well-intentioned policy reforms, oral health remains one of the most significant unmet needs in our state–especially for low-income communities of color. As leaders who come from the very urban and Tribal communities our organizations serve,...
Kristen Hwang CalMatters Only two Democratic lawmakers voted against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal last year curtailing health care for undocumented immigrants. Sen. Maria Elena Durazo was one them. Now, Durazo, a Democrat from Los Angeles, is proposing legislation that would reverse many of those immigrant health care cuts and...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters Una mañana reciente en Los Ángeles, una joven madre dejó a sus hijos de 2 y 4 años en una guardería ubicada en la casa de un vecino. Era el cumpleaños del pequeño de 2 años, así que también llevó un pastel del popular sabor “red...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters On a recent weekday morning in Los Angeles, a young mother dropped off her 2-year-old and 4-year-old at a child care center located in a neighbor’s home. It was the 2-year-old’s birthday, so she also brought a treat for the staff and kids: a “Cars”-themed red...