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Street Medicine Practitioners Are Getting Paid. Now They Want Higher Rates.

By Angela Hart October 31, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Street medicine, the practice of caring for homeless people outdoors, is a burgeoning field — an unfortunate reality as America confronts a growing homelessness epidemic. But it’s at least become a little more rewarding after the Biden administration made an under-the-radar yet revolutionary change to Medicaid. Starting this month, doctors, nurses and other providers can bill […]

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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.

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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.

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Listen: Can California Lower the Price of Insulin?

July 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

California Healthline senior correspondent Angela Hart describes California’s ambitious plan to manufacture generic insulin under the state’s new “CalRx” drug label.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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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.

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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.

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Luego de prometer atención médica universal, el gobernador de California debe reconsiderar la cobertura para inmigrantes

By Angela Hart and Christine Mai-Duc May 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Gavin Newsom enfrenta otra crisis sanitaria en el estado, que pone en riesgo la cobertura de salud para las personas sin papeles. Expertos opinan sobre las potenciales reducciones.

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After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage

By Angela Hart and Christine Mai-Duc May 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but after six years, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts — including to the nation’s largest health care expansion to immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.

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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.

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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.

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Heat Protections for California Workers Are in Limbo After Newsom Abandons Rules

By Angela Hart and 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.

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Health Care Is Newsom’s Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.

By Angela Hart and 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.

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La salud, un proyecto inconcluso del gobernador de California

By Angela Hart and 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.

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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.

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