Opinion: Here’s How We Can Close Gaps to Make This Health Care Program...
California’s ambitious journey to reshape health care through the multiyear Medi-Cal reform effort known as California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) represents a profound leap forward. As...
View ArticleAnalysis: My Son’s Journey With Food, and How I Learned to Love Meal Supplements
For me, the most important thing about the holidays is food. I love cooking almost as much as I love eating. But that perception was challenged when my son, James, was born with medically intensive...
View ArticleOpinion: California Is Moving Closer to Health Equity with Medi-Cal’s Expansion
As a practicing physician for more than 20 years and the son of two immigrant parents, patients often ask me whether applying for Medi-Cal health care coverage will affect their ability to stay in this...
View ArticleOpinion: We Need to Balance Innovation with Equity in the Rush to Reimagine...
Improving access to high-quality primary care is one of the best things we can do to improve health in America. The consolidation and corporatization of primary care is delivering the greater access...
View ArticleThese Lessons Give Children with Chronic Illnesses a Chance to Be a...
Participating in extracurricular activities is hugely beneficial for children’s wellbeing and has been found to lower their risk of having depression and anxiety. CoachArt is a nonprofit organization...
View ArticleHow to Get Medical and Education Services When You Don’t Speak English
The California Health Report spoke with disability rights experts and parent advocates about what families who speak a language other than English need to know about their rights when accessing health...
View ArticleOpinion: Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need Better Access to...
It’s common for people with disabilities to have trouble accessing health care, but this problem is often overlooked. These challenges can affect people as they move from pediatric to adult care, and...
View ArticleHow to Make it Easier for Kids with Disabilities to Get Care
California has a variety of programs aimed at supporting the health care needs of children with complex disabilities. But accessing and utilizing these programs is complicated and time consuming. The...
View Article‘She’s Taught Me So Much About What Real Courage Is:’ A Window into the Life...
California has multiple programs that provide support to children with complex medical needs and disabilities. But accessing and making use of these programs is a minefield for many families. Vivian...
View ArticleOpinion: It’s Time for California to Invest in Support for Violence Survivors
Victims of Crime Act funding is the largest funding source for victims’ services throughout California and the country. But it’s in jeopardy. If California doesn't allocate additional funds, grants to...
View ArticleAnalysis: California Needs to Fund Housing for Ventilator-Dependent Adults
Congregate Living Health Facilities are a housing option for ventilator-dependent adults that balance independence with the need for medical care. The problem is, there are not enough of these homes to...
View ArticleOpinion: The Cost of Medical Care is Unaffordable for California’s Most...
Millions of Californians feel they can’t afford to address their health needs, whether through medication, doctor’s visits or insurance coverage. California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability...
View ArticleHow to Protect Your Community From the Toxic Lead Lurking in Soil
While the threat of lead exposure via paint and water is well documented, soils aren’t systematically tested and mapped to prevent exposure to this invisible neurotoxin. Journalists have created a...
View ArticleCalifornia Kids Wait Months or Years for Specialty Care. Here’s What Would Help
California has a severe shortage of pediatric specialist doctors. The state has only one pediatric medical toxicologist for all 8.7 million children in California, for example, and one child abuse...
View ArticleCalifornia Excludes Some Undocumented Immigrants From Health Coverage. This...
California is the first state in the country to expand Medicaid to all qualifying adults regardless of immigration status. But many undocumented immigrants, especially those who live in parts of...
View ArticleOpinion: Data Sharing with WIC Can Transform Access to Resources for...
The WIC food assistance program is needed and effective. However, there are multiple barriers to accessing services. By modernizing how health data is shared with local WIC agencies, we can increase...
View ArticleVentilator Recalls Leave Few Options for Kids with Breathing Conditions....
The recalls have shaken parents whose children depend on ventilators due to health conditions that affect their breathing. Doctors and children’s advocates are asking federal officials to better track...
View ArticleOpinion: Community Health Workers and Promotoras Are California’s Key to...
Last year when other Medi-Cal providers (like OBGYNs and doulas) were given a rate increase for their services, community health workers were left out. As the California legislature begins discussions...
View ArticleAnalysis: California Has the Best Programs for Kids with Complex Health...
California’s about to bail programs overboard as it works to keep the state afloat amidst a huge budget deficit. It’s a problem, and I’m concerned for some programs that help children with special...
View ArticleOpinion: Here’s a Way to Make Health Care Safer for Black Mothers
The status quo is unacceptable — overall maternal mortality consistently ranks among the top causes of death among women ages 20 to 44 in the United States, and the rate has steadily increased since...
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