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Ana B. Ibarra & Kristen Hwang CalMatters Federal immigration agents are more routinely showing up at California medical facilities as the Trump administration ramps up deportations. They may come to the emergency room, bringing in someone who’s suffering a medical crisis while being detained. They may wait in the lobby, as...
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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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Ahorrar para un pago inicial es una de las mayores barreras para comprar una casa, pero no tiene por qué serlo. No solo los programas de asistencia para el pago inicial estan ayudando a las personas a convertirse en proprietarios de vivienda, sino que algunos programas hipotecarios también hacen...
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Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest barriers to buying a home, but it doesn’t have to be. Not only are down payment assistance programs helping people unlock homeownership, but some mortgage programs make it possible to put down as little as 3%. Here’s what to...
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Tara García Mathewson CalMatters Los estudiantes ya no tienen los mismos incentivos para hablar con sus profesores -o incluso con sus compañeros-. Chatbots como ChatGPT, Gemini y Claude les han abierto un nuevo camino hacia la autosuficiencia. En lugar de pedir ayuda a un profesor sobre el tema de...
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Tara García Mathewson CalMatters Students don’t have the same incentives to talk to their professors — or even their classmates — anymore. Chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude have given them a new path to self-sufficiency. Instead of asking a professor for help on a paper topic, students can...
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California lawmakers are considering a bill to ease regulations on birth centers at a time when maternity wards are closing in many counties. Assembly Bill 55 would streamline the licensure process, which allows a birth center to accept Medi-Cal, making midwifery care available to low-income families. Sandra Poole, health...
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Cuando Tracy, una defensora del paciente de GSK jubilada de 66 años, comenzó a toser, supuso que solo era su enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) manifestándose nuevamente. Poco sabía ella que este era el comienzo de una infección por el virus respiratorio sincicial (VRS). Para la mayoría de las...
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When Tracy, a GSK patient advocate and 66-year-old retiree, started coughing, she assumed it was just her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) acting up again. Little did she know, it was the beginning of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. For most people, RSV infections come with mild symptoms,...
Ana B. Ibarra & Kristen Hwang CalMatters Federal immigration agents are more routinely showing up at California medical facilities as the Trump administration ramps up deportations. They may come to the emergency room, bringing in someone who’s suffering a medical crisis while being detained. They may wait in the lobby, as...
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...
Ahorrar para un pago inicial es una de las mayores barreras para comprar una casa, pero no tiene por qué serlo. No solo los programas de asistencia para el pago inicial estan ayudando a las personas a convertirse en proprietarios de vivienda, sino que algunos programas hipotecarios también hacen...
Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest barriers to buying a home, but it doesn’t have to be. Not only are down payment assistance programs helping people unlock homeownership, but some mortgage programs make it possible to put down as little as 3%. Here’s what to...
Tara García Mathewson CalMatters Los estudiantes ya no tienen los mismos incentivos para hablar con sus profesores -o incluso con sus compañeros-. Chatbots como ChatGPT, Gemini y Claude les han abierto un nuevo camino hacia la autosuficiencia. En lugar de pedir ayuda a un profesor sobre el tema de...
Tara García Mathewson CalMatters Students don’t have the same incentives to talk to their professors — or even their classmates — anymore. Chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude have given them a new path to self-sufficiency. Instead of asking a professor for help on a paper topic, students can...
California lawmakers are considering a bill to ease regulations on birth centers at a time when maternity wards are closing in many counties. Assembly Bill 55 would streamline the licensure process, which allows a birth center to accept Medi-Cal, making midwifery care available to low-income families. Sandra Poole, health...
Cuando Tracy, una defensora del paciente de GSK jubilada de 66 años, comenzó a toser, supuso que solo era su enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) manifestándose nuevamente. Poco sabía ella que este era el comienzo de una infección por el virus respiratorio sincicial (VRS). Para la mayoría de las...
When Tracy, a GSK patient advocate and 66-year-old retiree, started coughing, she assumed it was just her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) acting up again. Little did she know, it was the beginning of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. For most people, RSV infections come with mild symptoms,...