- September 30, 2018
California, Also Leading the Resistance Against Trump’s Assault on Health Care
While the Trump administration continues its assault on the Affordable Care Act and health care benefits with its recently…
- August 27, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh May Say ‘Roe’ is Settled Law, But He Has Always Been Anti-Choice.
Personal liberty, bodily autonomy, and self-determination are core values of the women’s rights movement, queer liberation, and the disability…
- August 17, 2018
Pending Catholic Hospital Mergers Threaten Health Care Access in California Communities
Amidst a slew of recent hospital system acquisitions and consolidations, Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) are seeking…
- August 1, 2018
Improving Maternal and Child Health Outcomes Through Humane Immigration Policies
More than one in four California residents (27 percent) are immigrants, and more than 4.6 million Californians share a…
- June 22, 2018
California Pride: Medi-Cal Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care Has Come a Long Way
We celebrate LGBTQ pride this month. In California a point of pride is the state's long-standing coverage of gender-affirming…
- June 5, 2018
Network Adequacy for Behavioral Health Services in Medicaid Managed Care
Has your state set network adequacy standards for behavioral health services offered by Medicaid Managed Care plans yet? If…
- May 31, 2018
Despite Trump’s Health Care Sabotage, California is Fighting to Protect Access to Essential Health Benefits
The Trump administration issued the Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters Final Rule for 2019 (HHS 2019 Final Rule),…
- April 4, 2018
The Ongoing Struggle to Ensure Dental Care Access for Low-Income Californians
California lawmakers appear to be realizing that cutting dental care services out of its Medicaid program was not only…
- March 26, 2018
In Face of Hostile Trump Administration, Washington State Takes Action to Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health Care
Washington state recently passed a suite of laws that expand and protect access to quality, affordable reproductive health care.…
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