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For Californians Drowning in Healthcare Costs, Governor’s Race Offers Few Answers

When Ashley Porter began slurring her speech one October day four years ago, doctors suspected a stroke. A spinal tap, an MRI, dozens of blood draws, another MRI, and a night spent at the hospital were followed, finally, by an answer: Porter had multiple sclerosis. Her shock turned to outrage,...

California · 9d
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Funding cuts to medical care signal a tenuous future for local patients and hospitals.

THE EXISTENTIAL THREATS to medical care of House Resolution 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” combined with cuts to Medi-Cal in last year’s California budget negotiations, are now real. A small wave of changes over the past year have taken a toll but on Jan. 1, a large wave is expected to come crashing down as 35,000 Monterey County Medi-Cal recipients considered to have “unsatisfactory immigration status” are shifted off of Medi-Cal to a less expensive state program.

Monterey County, CA · 10d
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ABC10

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California receives $233 million in federal funding for rural healthcare

California · 10d

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12 California Hospitals That Earned Major Recognition From U.S. News In 2026

In 1888, a group of 50 women decided their growing town needed a hospital, so they built one. That hospital is still caring for patients in California today, and it shows up on this list. I love that kind of origin story. Another spot on this list has stood on...

California · 13d
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San José Spotlight

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Santa Clara County opens long overdue youth psychiatric hospital

For years, children in need of acute psychiatric care in Santa Clara County were being shipped hours away to get treatment. That is about to change as the county opens a new inpatient behavioral health facility for youth. The Behavioral Health Pavilion, located on the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Campus (VMC), will give 35... The post Santa Clara County opens long overdue youth psychiatric hospital appeared first on San José Spotlight .

Santa Clara County, CA · 12d

influentialwomen.com

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Senior Care in West Contra Costa County: Helping a Parent Stay at Home

If you live in Contra Costa County, you probably know how quickly helping an aging parent can become part of your everyday routine. Maybe you're driving from Richmond to San Pablo to check on Mom or helping Dad get to an appointment. Maybe your parent in El Cerrito has stopped driving and now needs someone to pick up groceries. Or perhaps you're spending your weekends going back and forth to Pinole, Hercules, or El Sobrante to help with things that used to be easy.

Contra Costa County, CA · 11d

The Sacramento Bee

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Prop. 45 puts California's environmental protections at risk. Voters, say no | Opinion

Buried in your voter information guide are 17 pages of legalese describing how Proposition 45 would rewrite California’s most important environmental law. Most voters won’t read the details. Proponents claim all the measure does is speed up the environmental review process under the California Environmental Quality Act. In reality, Prop. 45 would dismantle the environmental review process for a long list of project types, many of which put clean air, clean water, coastlines, wildlife and public health at risk. Yes, Prop 45 creates aggressive timelines for cities, counties and the courts for projects like data centers, warehouses near homes, forest clear-cutting and sprawl housing. But it also removes the requirement for government agencies to consider less harmful locations for projects. It would make it far more difficult to effectively enforce laws like the California Endangered Species Act and the Coastal Act for projects covered by the measure. Prop. 45 also makes it almost impossible for the Legislature to amend the measure if problems with its implementation arise. This is arguably the worst time to dramatically weaken California’s strongest environmental and public health protection law. President Donald Trump is aggressively rolling back safeguards for clean air, clean water, coastlines and endangered

California · 11d

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Valve and gavel: perchlorate removal at California’s drinking water facilities

The 250 employees at Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Water Agency in California serve drinking water to roughly 75,000 customers. Groundwater found between 200 and 2000 feet beneath the Santa Clarita Valley and held between the stones, sand and silt is pumped through manmade drilled holes called groundwater wells. Pumping groundwater...

California · 11d

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OC Medi-Cal care provider Titanium Healthcare elevates Kelly Phe to President

Titanium Healthcare, a Garden Grove-based healthcare organization that provides care coordination services for Medi-Cal patients with complex medical needs, has announced the appointment of Kelly Phe as its new president, expanding her leadership role as the company continues to grow its operations across California and Washington. Phe previously served as...

California · 13d

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Suffolk sees hospital construction crunch ahead of California’s earthquake rule

A looming 2030 seismic deadline in California could make key equipment lead times and prices even more strained than they already are. Under the state’s seismic requirements, general acute care hospital buildings must meet standards by Jan. 1, 2030, to ensure they remain functional after an earthquake. These improvements focus on structural and nonstructural performance.

California · 12d

The Center Square

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Santa Clara County employees win legal battle over COVID-19

(The Center Square) - Another group has won a long-fought battle over COVID-19 lockdown policies in California. After more than four years of litigation, Advocates for Faith & Freedom, together with Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, secured a settlement for Santa Clara County employees who challenged the county’s vaccine mandate and worker restrictions policies. The county is in the San Francisco Bay Area. Under Gov. Gavin Newsom, California experienced some of the strictest COVID-era restrictions in the country, including restrictions against people of faith. The policies resulted in multiple lawsuits that the Democratic governor lost, including at the U.S. Supreme Court, The Center Square reported. The state and county governments ultimately agreed to multiple multi-million-dollar settlements with churches and pastors who faced jail time for refusing to comply with COVID-era lockdown policies, The Center Square reported. In this case , Santa Clara County employees were able to receive COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemptions based on their sincerely held religious beliefs but were then prevented from working and stripped of their salaries, according to the litigation. At the time, in 2022, the county imposed a system classifying employees as low, medium or high risk. The risk-tiered system categorized employees including

Santa Clara County, CA · 19d

The Financial Wire

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Providence Health Plan’s Medicare Advantage members in six Oregon counties must choose new coverage by December 7 as the insurer exits most of its lines

Providence Health Plan will not offer Medicare Advantage in 2027 or any year after, and its Oregon members have until December 7 to pick coverage that starts January 1. The plan says its policies “will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027,” according to its member notice page, and Medicare Advantage is part of a broader... The post Providence Health Plan’s Medicare Advantage members in six Oregon counties must choose new coverage by December 7 as the insurer exits most of its lines appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Oregon · 16d

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Advocates unveil sweeping plan to advance health equity in California

For the past two years, Latinx advocacy groups have been devising an ambitious plan to change the landscape of health equity for Latinx and Indigenous communities. Now, they are ready to begin pushing for their recommendations to become actionable policies. The Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC) brought together...

California · 13d

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East Bay Immigration Arrest Raises Questions About ‘ICE-Free Zones,’ Training at Hospitals

After immigration authorities detained a man in Emeryville last week and brought him to an Alameda County hospital, some medical staff said they didn’t receive legally required training that would have helped them respond to enforcement activity. Several staff members at Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland told...

Oakland, CA · 16d

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Stanislaus County Tops Every CA County in Opioid Prescriptions, Data Show

Stanislaus County now has the highest opioid prescribing rate of any county in California, according to newly reviewed state data, a distinction that local health advocates call alarming even as the county's own prescribing numbers have fallen sharply from their peak a decade ago. The finding has pushed a local coalition of government officials, health care workers, educators and grieving families to sharpen its push for answers.

Stanislaus County, CA · 16d

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Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties expand healthcare access

Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are trying to broaden healthcare access for thousands of residents who are expected to be uninsured next year as changes to Medi-Cal and Medicare will make it harder to be eligible for coverage. "Our goal is to get as many people enrolled as soon...

Santa Clara County, CA · 16d

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Contra Costa County Looks to Expand Basic Health Care Program as Thousands Face Loss of Coverage

With major changes to federal and state health care policies approaching in January, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors reviewed a proposal Tuesday to expand its Basic Health Care Program, potentially providing access to medical services for approximately 6,000 residents who otherwise may be left without coverage. The proposal...

Contra Costa County, CA · 18d

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CalPERS, Covered California and the Department of Health Care Services Are Improving Health Outcomes for Millions of Californians

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), Covered California and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced major improvements in care quality and health outcomes after two years of aligned, performance-based programs. Together, these programs reach more than 45% of Californians (approximately 17.7...

California · 16d

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Former Asante NICU doctors appeal to Asante board to intervene on growing list of concerns

Healthcare providers share open letter and invite public to sign; Asante spokesperson says no comment on ‘active legal matters’. A group of nine recently terminated Asante NICU doctors is publicly urging the Asante board of directors through an online letter and petition to intervene and communicate with healthcare providers and the community at large about ongoing changes and financial decisions.

Northern California, CA · 18d

Latin Times

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Becerra and SEIU Target Valadao's Medicaid Vote as CA-22 Becomes the Fall's Hottest Race

Xavier Becerra and SEIU Local 2015 formally backed Randy Villegas in Bakersfield on October 22, making Valadao's vote for H.R. 1 — the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" — the central argument of their healthcare-focused closing push. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is scheduled to appear alongside Villegas tonight, Friday,...

Bakersfield, CA · 16d