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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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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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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

kazu.org

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Watsonville Community Hospital labor and delivery, NICU facing 2027 closure

Watsonville Community Hospital may close its labor and delivery and Neonatal Intensive Care units early next year to steady its budget. The Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board of Directors, which oversees the hospital, voted 3-2 Wednesday to issue a 120-day closure notice. As federal cuts loom large, the board...

Watsonville, CA · 6d

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

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

pajaronian.com

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PVHCD Board recommends closure of Watsonville Community Hospital’s labor & delivery, NICU

The Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board of Directors on Wednesday voted to send a 120-day notice to the California Department of Public Health, warning the agency that Watsonville Community Hospital’s labor & delivery and neonatal intensive care units will close unless its financial picture improves. California Senate Bill...

Watsonville, CA · 8d

lookout.co

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Give Measure E a chance before closing Watsonville’s maternity unit – a physician’s perspective

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. As a pediatrician who has worked in Watsonville for 39 years, including 30 years at Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) attending to high- risk deliveries and in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), I have seen firsthand the importance of accessible, high-quality care for mothers and babies.

Watsonville, 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

ABC10

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California receives $233 million in federal funding for rural healthcare

California · 7d

decorhint.com

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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 · 11d

pajaronian.com

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No ICE presence confirmed at Watsonville hospital

Watsonville Community Hospital reported there was no confirmed ICE presence on the hospital campus, despite a reported sighting of suspicious-looking vehicles earlier in the day, according to Tony Nuñez, board chair of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District. Volunteers from Your Allied Rapid Response for Santa Cruz County (YARR),...

Watsonville, CA · 9d

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 · 10d