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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...
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Larry Valenzuela CalMatters En un caluroso día de verano, decenas de jornaleros hicieron una pausa en su trabajo de recolección de chiles en un campo remoto a 42 kilómetros de Fresno y acudieron a una clínica médica temporal. Era una oportunidad para recoger medicamentos y hacerse evaluaciones básicas de...
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Larry Valenzuela CalMatters On a scorching summer day, dozens of farm laborers paused their work picking banana peppers in a remote field 26 miles from Fresno and filed into a pop-up medical clinic. It was a chance to pick up medication and take basic health assessments, such as blood...
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...
Larry Valenzuela CalMatters En un caluroso día de verano, decenas de jornaleros hicieron una pausa en su trabajo de recolección de chiles en un campo remoto a 42 kilómetros de Fresno y acudieron a una clínica médica temporal. Era una oportunidad para recoger medicamentos y hacerse evaluaciones básicas de...
Larry Valenzuela CalMatters On a scorching summer day, dozens of farm laborers paused their work picking banana peppers in a remote field 26 miles from Fresno and filed into a pop-up medical clinic. It was a chance to pick up medication and take basic health assessments, such as blood...