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  “Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind.”   Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as […]

  “Not all services that may be provided as part of an annual physical are paid for by insurance as preventive care. A patient who needs blood work for a specific medical concern — as Aiken did, for medication monitoring — could be required to […]

  “Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities.”   Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?   The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more […]

  “While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of two children and spread to 27 states with no signs of letting up, beliefs about the safety of the measles vaccine and the threat of the disease are sharply […]

  “After the Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, supporters of his ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement cheered at having a champion in the federal government.”   RFK Jr. Struggles To Navigate Frustrated Supporters and a Demanding […]

  “Republicans in Congress and several states, including Ohio, Iowa, and Montana, are pushing to implement work requirements for nondisabled adults, arguing a mandate would encourage enrollees to find jobs.”   States Push Medicaid Work Rules, but Few Programs Help Enrollees Find Jobs   For many years, […]