Author archive for lhigashi

By John M. GonzalesVietnamese interpreter Siu Williams and her fellow linguists are in such demand at Stanford Hospital that the sprawling campus has become like a trampoline and the hallways like treadmills....A 2010 report by the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and National Health Law Program examined 1,373…

By Emily BazarMany Californians with Covered California or Medi-Cal health coverage hover near the intersection where the two programs meet. When their incomes fluctuate, however, that "hover" can turn into a "bounce."...Many consumers don't find out they've been switched until afterward, says Sonal Ambegaokar, senior attorney at the National…

By Michelle AndrewsIf you're about to tie the knot, do you know how a change in marital status could affect the credit you got toward health insurance when you were single? You could end up having to repay a big chunk of the money. Here's the question and an…

By Jamille FieldsApril is National Minority Health month, and it is far past time for our elected officials to implement policies to improve Black women's health. As a Black woman, I want to see something done to eliminate the health inequities that plague us, our families, and our community.…

By Kevin DrumOne of the Affordable Care Act's major provisions sought to expand the number of people covered by Medicaid by allowing people earning up to 138 percent of the poverty line to enroll.But in many parts of the country, it hasn't worked out that way. Individual states are…