Activist Misuses Federal Data to Make False Claim That Covid …
Sep 1, 2023 · The post was written by anti-vaccine activist Steve Kirsch, who has made other vaccine claims debunked by PolitiFact and other fact-checkers.. Kirsch’s Aug. 6 post referred to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, a federal database. “VAERS data is crystal clear,” the headline read. “The COVID vaccines are killing an estimated 1 person per 1,000 doses (676,000 dead Americans).”
New California Law Makes It Easier to Get Care for Mental Health …
Feb 11, 2021 · Karen Bailey’s 20-year-old daughter has struggled with depression and anxiety for years. Since 2017, she’s been in three intensive group therapy programs and, each time, the family’s insurer cut her coverage short, says Bailey.
California Expands Paid Sick Days and Boosts Health Worker Wages
Oct 24, 2023 · Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation expanding paid sick leave to five days, extending bereavement leave to miscarriages and failed adoptions, and approving an eventual $25-an-hour health care minimum wage. Still, in a possible sign of national ambitions, the Democrat vetoed free condoms in schools and refused to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.
Hospital Known For Glamorous Patients Opens New Doors To Its …
Jan 3, 2020 · Effective Jan. 1, the Los Angeles hospital loosened the income cap for patients to qualify for free or discounted care. Previously, the nonprofit hospital’s financial assistance policy allowed patients with household incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level to qualify for free care, which amounts to $24,980 for an individual or $51,500 for a …
Medi-Cal To Expand Eligibility To Young Undocumented Adults.
Nov 20, 2019 · California will become the first state to allow unauthorized immigrant adults to receive full Medicaid coverage when it expands eligibility to people ages 19 to 25 in January. But health officials and immigrant rights advocates wonder whether fear of federal immigration policy combined with a youthful sense of not needing health …
Starting Jan. 1, All Immigrants May Qualify for Medi-Cal …
Dec 15, 2023 · Extending full Medi-Cal coverage to eligible individuals in the 26-49 age range regardless of immigration status is projected to cost the state $1.4 billion in the first six months and $3.4 billion a year upon full implementation.. The state’s estimate of just over 700,000 new enrollees is based on the number of people in the age group who are already signed up for a narrower set of benefits ...
Vaccine Wars Ignite in California as Lawmakers Seek Stronger Laws
Jan 24, 2022 · The coming fight in California foreshadows looming vaccine battles across the country. President Joe Biden and Democratic governors are pressing vaccination as the most crucial public health measure for combating the coronavirus pandemic — while some prominent Republican governors cast doubt on the safety and value of …
When A Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Can Be Left …
Jun 9, 2020 · Pneumonia. Heart problems. High cholesterol. Betsy Carrier, 71, and her husband, Don Resnikoff, 79, relied on their primary care doctor in Montgomery County, Maryland, for help managing their ailments.
High Desert region of San Bernardino County, pending regulatory review and approval. With approximately 260 beds, the new hospital will be built in Victorville and will replace the. existing Providence St. Mary Medical Center in the nearby community of Apple Valley.The High Desert community, including its Kaiser Permanente.
GOP Charge That Harris Backed Taxpayer-Funded Care for All …
Aug 1, 2024 · YouTube, former President Donald Trump rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 24, 2024. YouTube, Democratic presidential primary debate in Miami, June 27, 2019. X, Republican National Committee post of Jake Tapper’s State of the Union interview with Kamala Harris, remarking on immigrant health care, July 23, 2024. Email interview with Edwin Park, research professor at the McCourt School of ...