Health Advocate Blog

Analysis and Commentary

April 7, 2020
Keep Essential Care: Abortion
Elizabeth McCaman
COVID19 is having an unprecedented impact on the lives of billions of people. But a robust and effective COVID19…
April 6, 2020
People on Medi-Cal Can Access Behavioral Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic through Telehealth and Relaxed Prescribing Practices
Hector Hernandez-Delgado
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic represents a particular threat to individuals with mental health conditions and/or substance use…
April 6, 2020
Keep Essential Care: How Advocates Can protect Access to Essential Care Services
Andrew DiAntonio
The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide and dramatically impacting the day-to-day lives of billions of people in…
April 3, 2020
On the Other Side, What Promises Will We Keep?
Elizabeth G. Taylor
In Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, as Santiago‘s tiny boat is being dragged out to sea, he…
April 2, 2020
Congress’ Stimulus Package and Its Impact on MAGI
Wayne Turner
On March 27, the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) became law. Among other…
March 31, 2020
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, States Need to Rethink their Delivery of Behavioral Health Services
Abigail Coursolle and Jennifer Lav
By the end of February, the world was on notice of the dangerous intersection of Covid-19 and psychiatric facilities.…
March 27, 2020
Coronavirus Highlights the Fool’s Gold of High-Deductible Health Plans
Elizabeth McCaman and David Machledt
No one likes deductibles. For most people, the word “deductible” probably ranks down there with “root canal” and “traffic…
March 25, 2020
Immigrant Health Care in the Time of Coronavirus
Priscilla Huang
As a nation, we are facing an unprecedented public health crisis in the U.S. As the number of confirmed…
March 24, 2020
An Uphill Battle: California’s Efforts to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alicia Emanuel
These are unprecedented times. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic.…