
Ana B. Ibarra
Health Care Reporter at CalMatters
@CalMatters reporter covering health care. 📧 : [email protected]
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1 week ago |
calmatters.org | Ana B. Ibarra
A proposal in Congress would require some adults to document 80 hours a month of work or school. Experts say the red tape and paperwork is so cumbersome that even people who work will lose their health insurance. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians.
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2 weeks ago |
elreporterosf.com | Kristen Hwang |Ana B. Ibarra
by Kristen Hwang and Ana B. IbarraA year after expanding Medi-Cal to all low-income immigrants without legal status, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed freezing new enrollments and charging monthly premiums, a measure that seeks to save the state more than $5 billion. Newsom’s budget plan establishes that, starting in 2026, Medi-Cal—the public insurance for low-income and disabled people—will no longer accept new undocumented adults age 19 and older.
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2 weeks ago |
laprensasonoma.com | Kristen Hwang |Ana B. Ibarra
Read this story in English . Un año después de otorgar acceso a Medi-Cal a inmigrantes de bajos ingresos sin estatus legal, el gobernador Gavin Newsom propone congelar la inscripción de nuevos beneficiarios y cobrar primas en una medida que se espera le ahorre al estado más de $5 mil millones.
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3 weeks ago |
calmatters.org | Ana B. Ibarra
Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by California’s health insurance for low-income people under the governor’s proposal. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.
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3 weeks ago |
calmatters.org | Kristen Hwang |Ana B. Ibarra
To save more than $5 billion, the governor wants to shut down new enrollment for adults who lack legal status and charge premiums. The Legislature has resisted such changes.
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