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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California spends $4 billion – $5 billion a year on health care for low-income kids, but some of the plans are falling down on the job, according to a new report out this week. Researchers from the nonprofit Children Now say 40% of Medi-Cal health plans don’t meet...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Unos 200 centros de salud de California han tenido que cerrar durante la crisis del COVID-19, por la caída que se presentó en la cantidad de consultas médicas. Ante esto, los Defensores de causas sociales piden más dólares federales para mantener a flote los lugares que...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 200 health centers across the state have closed their doors during the pandemic because the number of patient visits dropped by half, prompting advocates to push for more federal relief. They do get some CARES Act funding, but the Paycheck Protection Act specifically excluded clinics...
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SACRAMENTO, California – A partir del 1 de enero de 2020, todos los californianos de bajos ingresos menores de 26 años que cumplan con los requisitos de ingresos pueden inscribirse en un seguro de salud bajo el programa Medi-Cal, independientemente de su estado migratorio. El estado estima que 138,000...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Beginning January 1, 2020, all low-income Californians younger than age 26 who meet the income requirements are able to sign up for health insurance under the Medi-Cal program, regardless of immigration status. The state estimates 138,000 young people will sign up – a small but significant chunk...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Legislature came back from summer break this week, and children’s advocacy groups want them to take up a bill to link eligibility for the Medi-Cal and WIC food-assistance programs to create a kind of one-stop shop enrollment process. About 87,000 low-income children who receive...