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Analysis and Commentary

April 30, 2020
Leave No Californian Behind: California’s Efforts to Ease Access to Medi-Cal During the Pandemic
Alicia Emanuel
As the number of COVID-19 cases across the country continue to steadily rise, many of us here in California…
October 31, 2019
New Changes to California’s Exchange in 2020 Will Improve Health Coverage
Alicia Emanuel
Covered California, the state exchange, is now open again for enrollment, and there are lots of changes on the…
July 30, 2020
Defending Access to Care for LGBTQ+ Californians in the Wake of Hospital Consolidations with Restrictive Religious Refusal Directives
Skyler Rosellini
In August 2016, Evan Minton’s hysterectomy was abruptly cancelled by Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Mercy) the day before…
February 4, 2020
Trump Administration Threatens Abortion Coverage in California
Fabiola Carrión
On January 24th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights Division (OCR) issued a…
March 16, 2018
As We Celebrate International Women’s Month, California Remains a National Leader on Women’s Health Care
Fabiola Carrión
March marks International Women’s Month, and we celebrate this by recounting how California has, through implementation of the Affordable…
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.…
September 30, 2019
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Remember that Latinxs are Still Highest Uninsured in California
Fabiola Carrión
Latinxs are two times more likely to remain uninsuredLatinxs in California made significant gains following the enactment of the…
September 30, 2018
California, Also Leading the Resistance Against Trump’s Assault on Health Care
Alicia Emanuel
While the Trump administration continues its assault on the Affordable Care Act and health care benefits with its recently…
April 1, 2017
California Using Legislation to Defend the ACA and Medicaid
Abigail Coursolle
President Trump and congressional Republicans continue their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid. But California…