Tag: Affordable Care Act

  • Fighting for Translation: ‘The Whole World Looks Dark Because I Don’t Understand’

    By Megan Burks A group of City Heights refugees are sharing their experiences trying to navigate U.S. health care without consistent and effective translation. They’re asking their neighbors to sign a petition to get insurance companies to cover face-to-face translations. They say current phone lines set up to provide translations aren’t enough. Often, patients who…

  • California Lawmakers Face Tight Deadline to Tackle Health Reform

    By Kenny Goldberg California lawmakers are up against a tight deadline to get the state ready for the full rollout of healthcare reform. A variety of major decisions need to be made quickly. States are required to launch their new online insurance marketplaces by January 2014. But California wants to open registration next October. Anthony…

  • Tweet City Heights: Treating Uninsured Immigrants After Healthcare Reform

    By Megan Burks Treating Uninsured Immigrants After Healthcare Reform The Affrodable Care Act will not extend public health insurance to undocumented immigrants or legal residents who have lived in the United States for less than five years. Such individuals also won’t be able to purchase private insurance plans through state insurance exchanges. Young immigrants with…

  • Tweet City Heights: Affordable Care Act Turns Two

    By Megan Burks Affordable Care Act Turns Two Today marks the second anniversary of the federal health reform law known as the Affordable Care Act. To celebrate, advocates and the media are taking a look at how far the law has come. The milestone also brings the law’s first major test—the Supreme Court will examine…

  • County Improves Health Care for the Very Poor, But Stops There

    Under a new county program, the poorest of San Diego’s residents will be able to come to health clinics like this one being built on El Cajon Boulevard for regular checkups, not just for emergency care. | Photo Courtesy of City Heights Life By Adrian Florido This year, San Diego County accepted $50 million from…