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Covered California open enrollment starts this weekend. Here are the major changes

Covered California open enrollment starts Sunday, with higher premiums and major changes to subsidies and eligibility. Here’s what Californians need to know.

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KQED

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Highland Hospital Neighbors Demand Information on ICE Activity

Advocates and officials in Alameda County say they need to revisit the county’s ICE-free zone policy after hospital staff released a man into the custody of immigration authorities without a warrant. At a special joint meeting this week with the Alameda Health System Board of Trustees, county supervisors called...

Alameda County, CA · 4d
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Silicon Valley

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Health insurers leave millions unpaid for mental health crisis care in California

As mobile crisis response teams in Northern California de-escalate and stabilize thousands of people with mental health conditions every year, they’re meeting a financial roadblock: health insurance companies. Records obtained by Bay Area News Group show insurers rejected $4.1 million in payments to 11 counties for these key mental...

California · 5d
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More than half of tested farmworker water systems showed bacterial contamination and San Mateo County is changing the rules

San Mateo County, California – For years, some of the smallest drinking water systems serving farmworker families in San Mateo County operated without routine government inspections. That is about to change, following the discovery of bacterial contamination in more than half of the systems tested during a county investigation.

San Mateo County, CA · 4d
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Sutter Health Scraps $1B Plan for Emeryville Hospital

Sutter Health has canceled its $1-billion plan to build a hospital on its Emeryville campus, citing “the lack of a clear and predictable regulatory path” for the project. Instead, the healthcare system will move ahead on plans for comprehensive outpatient care in Emeryville while evaluating alternative East Bay locations for a future hospital.

Emeryville, CA · 4d

CBS San Francisco

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California voters reject Proposition 44, AP projects

California voters have rejected Proposition 44, which would have required community health clinics to spend a majority of their revenue on program services, AP projects.

California · 3d

Main Street Dollars

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Obamacare open enrollment runs past HealthCare.gov’s Jan. 15 close in California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Virginia, while Idaho shoppers must finish by Dec. 15

Open enrollment for 2027 Affordable Care Act coverage starts Nov. 1, but the closing date depends on where a shopper lives. HealthCare.gov, the federal site used by most states, closes Jan. 15, 2027. Exchanges in California, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Virginia stay open longer, and Idaho ends Dec. 15. The difference is up […]

New Jersey · 5d

FOX40

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Public health leaders remind Californians to vaccinate against 3 viruses

(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Public Health issued a reminder Thursday urging the public to seek vaccinations for three viruses that pose higher risks of infection during the holiday season. Officials recommend individuals at high risk of severe illness — or those searching for protection in general — to receive vaccines for the flu, […]

California · 7d

Eville eye

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State Sen. Arreguín Blasts Sutter Over ‘Abandoned’ Emeryville Hospital Plans

While some North Oakland and Emeryville residents, particularly those living along the 53rd Street corridor, welcomed the decision, State Sen. Jesse Arreguín is criticizing Sutter Health’s move to ‘abandon’ plans for a new hospital in Emeryville. Arreguín warned that the decision, combined with Sutter’s proposed closure...

Emeryville, CA · 6d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Sutter promised a $1 billion new hospital in the East Bay. Now, it’s pulling the plug

The healthcare giant is scrapping plans for a new East Bay flagship campus announced last year.

Emeryville, CA · 7d

bayareatelegraph.com

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Pleasanton Residents Could See Sewer Bills Jump Under Proposed Rate Hikes

PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA — Pleasanton residents could be paying more for sewer service starting in January, with a proposed increase adding $25.50 to a typical single-family home’s bill every two months. Under the city’s official public hearing notice, that combined sewer bill would rise from $97.11 to $122.61 —...

Pleasanton, CA · 7d

The Cool Down

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California voter says rent and gas leave little money for fun: 'Everything is higher'

Beyond prices at the pump, the fossil fuel industry poses risks to surrounding communities.

Kern County, CA · 5d

ccspin.net

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John Muir Health marks 25 years of healthcare on wheels

For a quarter of a century, the John Muir Health Mobile Health Clinic has brought essential healthcare on wheels directly to underserved communities across Contra Costa County. And since its founding, the clinic on wheels has offered free medical services to thousands of disadvantaged residents and communities, providing families with...

Contra Costa County, CA · 7d

themountainmessenger.org

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Sierra and Plumas Providers in Line for Rural Health Grants

SACRAMENTO – The One Big Beautiful Bill is funding a $233.6 million rural health effort in California, with hospitals serving Sierra, Plumas, and Nevada counties in line for grants to recruit staff and coordinate care across the region. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said October 29...

Plumas County, CA · 7d

KQED

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Hundreds of Nurses Strike at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Over Wages, Staffing

Hundreds of North Bay nurses are in the middle of a two-day strike at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, claiming the hospital has negotiated in bad faith and engaged in unfair labor practices. Nurses walked off the job starting at 5 a.m. Tuesday, after several rounds of unsuccessful contract negotiations...

Santa Rosa, CA · 9d

Contra Costa Herald

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Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare HMO health plan in California is among highest rated in state

4.5-star rating reflects the expert medicine, seamless care, and outstanding service provided to more than 1.5 million Medicare Advantage members in CA. By Elissa Harrington, Senior Media Relations & PR Representative, Kaiser Permanente Northern California. OAKLAND, Calif. October 27, 2026 — Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare Advantage health plan in California is...

California · 9d

McClatchy - Sacramento Bee

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The battle over healthcare clinic revenue. See how Proposition 44 works

California · 6d

kffhealthnews.org

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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 · 7d

montereycountynow.com

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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 · 8d