More than a year after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, nearly three million Californians are newly insured by Medi-Cal, California’s health insurance program for the very poor, but many of them are still struggling to get the care they need.
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States should try to simplify the process of reapplying for public benefits, such as health insurance and food stamps, so fewer people temporarily lose their benefits, according to a new report.
California legislators will hold a hearing Tuesday on an audit that found that more than half of children enrolled in the state’s low-income health program didn’t see a dentist in 2013, the most recent year data was available.
Aiming to crack down on fraud, California’s regulatory agency took a hard line on all treatment programs in the state that serve low-income people through the Medi-Cal program, leading to frustration and confusion for rehab centers serving low-income addicts.
One year after the rollout of key health care reforms, the promise of the ACA is unrealized for many ex-offenders, as officials work to implement sweeping changes.
After reports of inaccurate provider directories, a California state senator and three advocacy groups are hoping to require insurers to keep their doctor lists up to date.
Although the Medi-Cal enrollment system is operating significantly better than it did a year ago, the county workers expect it may take several years for it to become a truly smooth process.
Dominga Sarabia is one of the estimated 2.6 million undocumented California residents who are explicitly barred by law from the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The women here at the Mixteco/Indigena Organizing Project in downtown Oxnard are part of a new support group and are learning how to manage stress and deal with difficulties in their lives, sometimes including domestic violence and mental illness. As indigenous people, they’ve felt their “outsider status” in both Mexico and the United States. They face other troubles every day as members of an often invisible minority group in California.
After Velma M. left her abusive partner — afraid the violence would put her in the hospital — she and her four children became homeless.