Sin presidente todavía, el futuro de la salud también sigue siendo incierto
By Julie Rovner
November 4, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Lo que está en juego es si el gobierno federal desempeñará un papel central en las decisiones de salud o cederá más autoridad a los estados y al sector privado.
Misinformation Clouds America’s Most Popular Emergency Contraception
By Sarah Varney
June 7, 2022
KFF Health News Original
At a moment when half of U.S. states stand poised to outlaw or sharply curtail abortion services, the nation’s most popular emergency contraception brand rests in the unlikely stewardship of two private equity firms.
Becerra, un candidato para el HHS con habilidad política pero sin experiencia en salud
By Rachana Pradhan and Angela Hart and Julie Rovner and Jenny Gold
December 8, 2020
KFF Health News Original
La experiencia de Xavier Becerra no proviene de la salud o la ciencia. Pero tiene una larga trayectoria política ligada a las luchas por la equidad en salud.
Lost Medicaid Health Coverage? Here’s What You Need to Know
By Samantha Liss
August 10, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Patient advocates are tackling the “overwhelming task” of connecting people with health insurance as millions lose coverage due to the end of pandemic protections on Medicaid eligibility.
In Legislative Shuffle, California Prioritizes Safety Gear and Sick Leave During Crisis
By Rachel Bluth and Angela Hart and Samantha Young
September 4, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Lawmakers are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign bills that would address the challenges of the current COVID-19 crisis and help the state prepare for future pandemics.
Children With Disabilities Face Special Back-to-School Challenges
By Heidi de Marco
October 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
For children with special needs returning to an L.A. classroom, mask-wearing is the least of their troubles.
Surge In Enrollment As Californians Avoid Penalty, Receive State Aid
By Rachel Bluth and Samantha Young
February 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Although a new state tax penalty and state financial aid motivated people to sign up for health insurance this year, Covered California is reopening enrollment for those who said they weren’t aware of them.
Upended: How Medical Debt Changed Their Lives
By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani and Yuki Noguchi, NPR News and Bram Sable-Smith
Updated December 21, 2022
Originally Published June 16, 2022
KFF Health News Original
People talk about the sacrifices they made when health care forced them into debt.
Another Coronavirus Casualty: California’s Budget
By Angela Hart and Samantha Young and Rachel Bluth
May 14, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Before the coronavirus hit, California was looking at a budget surplus of more than $5 billion and lawmakers were debating how to increase the size of government health programs. Now, the state faces a deficit, program cuts, high unemployment — and no significant investment in public health funding at a time when the state needs it the most.
Newsom Changes Course On Plan To Pay For Immigrant Health Coverage
By Samantha Young
May 13, 2019
KFF Health News Original
California’s governor Friday scuttled his plan to siphon public health money from four counties to help provide health coverage for unauthorized immigrants ages 19 through 25.
A Plan To Cover Immigrants Would Divert Public Health Dollars
By Samantha Young
May 8, 2019
KFF Health News Original
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to provide health coverage to unauthorized immigrants ages 19 to 25 would siphon money that four counties currently use for public health efforts such as battling contagious diseases.
Newsom cambia de idea sobre plan para pagar por cobertura de salud a inmigrantes
By Samantha Young
May 13, 2019
KFF Health News Original
La administración de Newsom escuchó los reclamos de cuatro condados y decidió cambiar el curso. Usará dinero de las arcas estatales para cubrir a esta población, de aprobarse su presupuesto.
Republican Convention, Day 1: A Campaign-Style Trump Speech and More
By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact
August 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Republicans kicked off the first day of their convention with a wide-ranging speech by President Donald Trump in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Newsom: California Leads On Prescription Drugs
By Samantha Young
April 26, 2019
KFF Health News Original
California Gov. Gavin Newsom claims that his state is “leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices.” Is that really the case?
Big Soda Pours Big Bucks Into California’s Capitol
By Samantha Young
April 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
The soda industry spent $11.8 million to influence policy statewide in 2017 and 2018. As politicians once again consider bills that would tax and label sugary drinks, more big money is expected to flow.
Estados presionan para que familiares que son cuidadores reciban créditos fiscales
By Samantha Young
March 25, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Varios estados, incluidos Florida, Nueva Jersey y Nueva York, están considerando legislaciones que ayuden a los cuidados familiares con créditos impositivos.
States Push For Caregiver Tax Credits
By Samantha Young
March 25, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Families often spend thousands of dollars caring for ailing loved ones at home. Lawmakers in California and at least seven other states want to provide some financial relief with state income tax credits.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Surprise! Fixing Surprise Medical Bills Is Harder Than it Looks
March 21, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the efforts to curb “surprise” medical bills to patients who inadvertently get out-of-network care; a look at where the 2020 presidential candidates stand on health; and the Trump administration’s efforts to end HIV in the U.S. Also, Rovner interviews Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is leaving his job in early April.
For California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Resistance Is Personal
By Samantha Young
February 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Xavier Becerra, the state’s first Latino attorney general, is one of President Donald Trump’s most relentless adversaries. He attributes his legal values — and his opposition to the current administration — to his upbringing as the son of Mexican immigrants.
Para el fiscal general de California, Xavier Becerra, la resistencia es personal
By Samantha Young
February 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
De ascendencia mexicana, el primer fiscal latino del estado demandó a la administración Trump 45 veces por cuestiones no solo de salud, sino también de educación e inmigración.