State GovernmentFear Deterring Immigrants From Accessing ServicesDecember 3, 2014 | Katie OrrCalifornia offers several services for both documented and undocumented immigrants. But fears about deportation deter many people from taking advantage of the benefits offered to them. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCovered California Enrollment Looks Better Than Last YearNovember 20, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneCovered California says this year’s early health insurance enrollment is looking more promising than last year’s. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareOpen Enrollment For Second Year Of Covered California Starts SaturdayNovember 14, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneCovered California staff members are on a statewide bus tour visiting 21 cities in order to raise awareness about the start of open enrollment this Saturday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCovered California Open EnrollmentNovember 14, 2014It’s time to sign up for health insurance. Enrollment starts Saturday for Covered California, the state’s insurance exchange that’s part of the Affordable Care Act. On Insight we’ll check on Covered California’s Year Two. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAssisted Suicide Debate Heating Up In CaliforniaNovember 3, 2014 | Katie OrrCalifornia is gearing up for a fight over physician-assisted suicide now that a Bay Area woman has ended her own life. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Hospitals Prepare For Possible Ebola CasesOctober 27, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneState officials have chosen University of California health care systems as go-to facilities to treat California-based patients diagnosed with the Ebola virus. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento County Monitoring Two People For Signs Of EbolaOctober 23, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneSacramento County says it has begun monitoring people in the area who have recently arrived from three West African countries affected by Ebola. Officials say very few people belong in that category. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWashoe County To Start Providing Health Care To Low-Income FamiliesSeptember 15, 2014 | Ky PlaskonBy the beginning of next year, the Washoe County School District will provide low-income families with health care for the first time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareStudy: Fast Food Workers More Likely To Be On Publicly Subsidized HealthcareSeptember 4, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneFast food workers in Sacramento and dozens of other American cities are expected to walk off the job Thursday in support of higher pay and a right to unionize. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAssembly Approves Birth Control Access BillAugust 20, 2014 | Ben AdlerA bill that would require health insurers in California to provide free coverage of all FDA-approved birth control methods has passed the Assembly on a party-line vote. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
