Health Care ‘Game-Changer’? Feds Boost Care for Homeless Americans
By Angela Hart
October 19, 2023
KFF Health News Original
This month, the federal government started paying for treatments delivered outside hospitals and clinics, expanding funding for “street medicine” teams that treat homeless patients. California led the way on the change, which could help sick and vulnerable patients get healthy, sober, and, in some cases, into housing.
Pregnant and Addicted: Homeless Women See Hope in Street Medicine
By Angela Hart
October 18, 2023
KFF Health News Original
As homelessness explodes across California, so does the number of expectant mothers on the streets. Street medicine doctors are getting paid more by Medicaid and offering some of those mothers-to-be a chance to overcome addiction and reverse chronic diseases so they can have healthy babies — and perhaps keep them.
Covered California reducirá los costos de los pacientes cuando los demócratas obtengan fondos de Newsom
By Angela Hart
July 27, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Los líderes legislativos habían presionado a Newsom, también demócrata, para que canalizara los ingresos fiscales hacia la reducción de los costos de la atención sanitaria.
Covered California to Cut Patient Costs After Democratic Lawmakers Win Funding From Gov. Newsom
By Angela Hart
July 27, 2023
KFF Health News Original
California’s health insurance exchange will reduce how much some patients pay for care next year, including hospital deductibles, appointment copays, and prescription drugs. Lawmakers pressed Gov. Gavin Newsom to make good on a four-year-old pledge to use proceeds from a tax penalty on uninsured people to help people pay for treatment.
Estudio revela que el mismo estado es responsable de la crisis de los sin techo en California
By Angela Hart
June 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
La crisis de los sin techo en California es un problema estatal que se está agravando por la escasez de vivienda asequible y refugios de emergencia.
California’s Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds
By Angela Hart
June 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
University of California researchers found at least 90% of adults experiencing homelessness became homeless while living in the state, and many suffer depression and anxiety living without stable housing.
On the Brink of Homelessness, San Diego Woman Wins the Medi-Cal Lottery
By Angela Hart
June 13, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Annie Malloy, of San Diego, is among the first to receive a new housing move-in benefit from Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. It’s an effort to help homeless and near-homeless people who might otherwise rack up huge medical bills.
Gobernador de California y legisladores demócratas discrepan sobre el uso de miles de millones de dólares en fondos de salud
By Angela Hart
May 30, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Los líderes demócratas dijeron que la táctica de Newsom de retener el dinero para el fondo general es una “estafa”.
California Governor and Democratic Lawmakers at Odds Over Billions in Health Care Funds
By Angela Hart
May 30, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting pressure from his political allies to begin spending money on health care that the state raised by fining Californians who go without health insurance. But Newsom says the state can’t afford to.
Journalists Reexamine Mental Health Barriers, Gun Control Laws, and Homelessness
July 23, 2022
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
GOP Lawmaker Calls for Tracking Homeless Spending, Working With Democrats on Mental Health
By Angela Hart
March 29, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Republican state Sen. Roger Niello wants to know whether taxpayers are getting their money’s worth before spending more. Yet the fiscal conservative from the suburbs of Sacramento sees opportunities for bipartisanship on mental health.
California’s Medicaid Experiment Spends Money to Save Money — And Help the Homeless
By Angela Hart
April 19, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious experiment in health care is supposed to cut costs as it fills the needs of hard-to-reach people. The program’s start is chaotic and limited, but it shows promise.
Heat Protections for California Workers Are in Limbo After Newsom Abandons Rules
By Angela Hart Samantha Young
April 3, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Proposed rules to protect millions of workers from potentially dangerous heat inside workplaces are dead after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration refused to sign off. Labor advocates and state regulators are calling for emergency regulations before temperatures soar this summer.
Prescription for Housing? California Wants Medicaid to Cover 6 Months of Rent
By Angela Hart
March 22, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Gov. Gavin Newsom is making a bold push for Medicaid health plans to provide more housing support. He argues it’s cheaper to pay for rent than to allow homeless people to fall into crisis, which requires costly care in hospitals, nursing homes, and jails.
California eligió a la compañía de genéricos Civica para producir insulina de bajo costo
By Angela Hart
March 18, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Civica está desarrollando tres tipos de insulina genérica, conocida como biosimilar, que estarán disponibles tanto en viales como en plumas inyectables, a un costo de entre $30 y $55.
California Picks Generic Drug Company Civica to Produce Low-Cost Insulin
By Angela Hart
March 18, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who blasted pharmaceutical companies for gouging Californians, is moving ahead with state-branded insulin. He’s also eyeing other generic drugs.
Health Care Is Newsom’s Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.
By Angela Hart Christine Mai-Duc
January 7, 2025
KFF Health News Original
As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his final term, health care stands out as his most ambitious but glaringly incomplete initiative for California residents. The issue will likely shape his national profile for better or worse. And now, Donald Trump brings a new wrinkle.
La salud, un proyecto inconcluso del gobernador de California
By Angela Hart Christine Mai-Duc
January 7, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Algunas de las iniciativas emblemáticas de Newsom en materia de salud, que podrían definir su perfil en el escenario nacional, están en peligro con el regreso de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca.
Two Counties Square Off With California Over Mental Health Duties
By Angela Hart
March 15, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The state wants to stop paying Kaiser Permanente for treating severely mentally ill Medi-Cal patients in Sacramento and Solano counties and force the counties to take on the task. The counties’ leaders say they can’t afford it.
‘The Country Is Watching’: California Homeless Crisis Looms as Gov. Newsom Eyes Political Future
By Angela Hart
February 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters his second term, his legacy as governor and path forward in the Democratic Party hinge on his making visible headway on California’s homeless crisis. We lay out the possibilities — and challenges — as he unleashes an $18 billion battle plan.
