State GovernmentBudget Deal’s Big Health Care Changes: Middle Class Subsidies On Covered California, And A State Individual MandateJune 12, 2019 | Ben AdlerThe budget California lawmakers are expected to vote on Thursday includes first-in-the-nation aid for middle-class consumers who buy health insurance on the individual market. It would also bring back an individual mandate penalty at the state level. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Budget Moves Toward Final Votes, With New Spending On Health Care And PreschoolJune 9, 2019 | Ben AdlerThe state budget agreement reached by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders over the weekend is starting to take shape.
Health CareFAQ: How Does New Trump Fetal Tissue Policy Impact Medical Research?June 7, 2019The change was enthusiastically welcomed by abortion opponents, who have long had fetal tissue research in their sights. Many scientists had a very different view.
Uncovered CaliforniaUndocumented Seniors Have Tenuous Chance At Needed Health Care As Coverage Debate Reaches A HeadJune 6, 2019 | Sammy CaiolaThree proposals addressing Medi-Cal expansion to undocumented immigrants are up for debate this week. The latest includes seniors, which are a small but high-need slice of the state’s undocumented population. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Uncovered CaliforniaPlan To Prop Up Obamacare Emerges As Key Budget Debate For California DemocratsJune 6, 2019Will a California individual mandate for health insurance bring in enough money to subsidize more affordable care?
Insight With Vicki GonzalezServing the Mental Health Needs of Hospitality WorkersJune 6, 2019 | Kate GonzalesAfter a string of sudden deaths among Sacramento’s hospitality professionals, restaurateur Patrick Mulvaney led an effort to address mental health in the industry. He joins us with others working toward solutions and destigmatizing the issue. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezState Lawmakers Debate Medi-Cal Coverage For Undocumented CaliforniansJune 5, 2019 | Cody DrabbleCapRadio healthcare reporter Sammy Caiola is tracking proposals to provide Medi-Cal coverage to undocumented Californians. She updates Insight on the latest moves by state lawmakers. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Among Latest States To Sue Opioid Maker Over Its Marketing Of OxyContinJune 3, 2019(AP) — California, Maine and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits Monday against the maker of OxyContin and the company's former president, alleging the firm falsely promoted the drug by downplaying the risk of addiction.
