- August 27, 2019
Vaccines are a Critical Preventive Health Care Service for Children’s “Back to school” list!
Abigail Coursolle and Alexis Robles-FradetBack to school time can be stressful for kids and parents, and dangerous preventable diseases like measles, mumps, and…
- August 11, 2017
Medi-Cal Cuts Will Decrease Access to Reproductive Health Care Services
Fabiola CarriónThis is the final post of our 12-part “Protect Medi-Cal Funding” series. Medi-Cal provides a long-term investment that helps…
- June 30, 2017
Senate’s Effort to Gut Medicaid Threatens Calif.’s Ability to Provide Care for Women Living With HIV
Abigail CoursolleThis post is part 7 of our 12-part “Protect Medi-Cal Funding” series. Medi-Cal provides a long-term investment that helps…
- May 25, 2017
Medi-Cal is Critical for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
Alicia EmanuelThis post is part 3 of our 12-part “Protect Medi-Cal Funding” series. Medi-Cal provides a long-term investment that helps…
- February 21, 2024
Doula Medicaid Project: February 2024 State Roundup
Amy ChenNHeLP’s Doula Medicaid Project has been tracking Medicaid coverage for doula care legislation since 2018. Each year since then…
- February 6, 2018
Calif. Makes Progress to Address Opioid Misuse While Protecting Access to Necessary Care in Medi-Cal
Héctor Hernández-DelgadoFacing an opioid overdose epidemic showing no signs of slowing, states have resorted to a variety of measures to…
- February 22, 2019
Calif. Health Care System Merger Finalized, Questions Remain Around Access to Abortion and Transgender Care at Religious Hospitals
Hayley PenanThe newly merged entity of religious hospitals in California, called CommonSpirit Health, is now the nation’s largest nonprofit hospital…
- December 7, 2018
Public Charge Will Reverse the Golden State’s Progress Towards Health Equity
Priscilla HuangTrump administration in early fall published a long-anticipated proposed rule that would have dramatic and detrimental impacts on the…
- February 28, 2020
Maternal Mental Health Care is Critical to Reducing Racial Disparities
Alexis Robles-Fradet and Abbi CoursolleDepression in pregnant women has increased by seven times from 2000 to 2015. Here in California, about one in…
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