by Dianne Anderson Medi-Cal deep cuts are set to rip away services for California seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families – not to mention new work requirements to determine eligibility. If passed, over eight million statewide could lose coverage under the Republican-led proposal. California’s CalAIM program, which supports whole-person care and community services, is ...

By Selen Ozturk To fight California’s homelessness crisis, housing is not enough — unhoused residents also need long-term help, with federal funds now at risk. In the nation’s most ambitious effort to address these needs, a $12 billion five-year initiative, launched in 2022 under Medi-Cal, has expanded the state’s version of Medicaid to provide services ...

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌   The U.S. Congress is debating cuts to Medicaid and other social programs after voting for a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending. Those conversations are causing alarm among some Californians – particularly the elderly, disabled individuals and people enrolled in Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid. What could ...

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media   In the Nov. 5 General Election, Californians cast their votes on ten propositions addressing issues from education and climate funding to prison labor and the minimum wage. With some measures likely to pass and others on track to fail, the outcomes could have significant implications for ...

Over 123,000 Californians have enrolled for health care coverage through Covered California since the COVID-19 pandemic crisis began in March. Erik Wolford enrolled in early-April, and he got covered just in time. Wolford, 49, is a cinematographer in Hollywood, enrolled right after coming back from filming a documentary in Africa. A few days after his ...

These are unprecedented and challenging times for the nation and the state of California as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic alters the course of our lives for the foreseeable future. As job-loss claims hit record highs, more and more Californians will be dealing with a loss of income and their health insurance coverage. Covered California and ...

By Dianne Anderson If SB 1156 passes, local kidney transplant recipient Philip Silva fears that patients like himself, suffering kidney disease and over a decade on dialysis, risk getting pushed off their insurance or losing their homes in the process. On the surface, he said SB 1156 (Connie Leyva, D-Chino) almost sounds good. “But it ...

By Assemblymember Chris Holden No one plans to get sick or hurt, but most people need medical care at some point in their lives. Health insurance, which is available to everyone today, covers these unexpected costs and offers many other important benefits that are vital to overall long term health. Despite what you may have ...