Tag: Health

  • Mid-City Nonprofit Gearing Up for Health Insurance Exchange Enrollment

    Credit: KQED and The California Report By Megan Burks Open enrollment for California’s health insurance exchange begins in October and runs through March. But the work is already beginning to make sure San Diegans know their coverage options. Covered California, the state-run exchange, awarded local nonprofit SAY San Diego $500,000 to help residents sign up…

  • Tweet City Heights: One in Five U.S. Children Has Mental Disorder

    By Megan Burks One in Five U.S. Children Has Mental Disorder A recent Centers for Disease Control study says one in five U.S. children has experienced a mental disorder in any given year. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was the most common, followed by behavioral problems, anxiety and depression, according to HealthyCal.org. Follow HealthyCal.org @healthycal. Feds Roll Out…

  • San Diego Kids More Likely to Get Dental Care Than Others in California

    By Megan Burks A report out today says California is among the 10 worst states when it comes to getting kids in to see a dentist. Researchers with the Pew Charitable Trusts say nearly 60 percent of California children with dental coverage through Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid, did not see a dentist in…

  • Lawmakers Restore Some Medi-Cal Benefits Cut During Recession

    By Kenny Goldberg State lawmakers approved major enhancements to the Medi-Cal program. For the first time, low-income adults who don’t have children will be eligible for Medi-Cal. The Medi-Cal expansion, approved Saturday, will also include immigrants who have become legal residents within the last five years. In total, nearly 1.5 million more Californians will be…

  • Tweet City Heights: California Soda Tax Passes First Hurdle

    By Megan Burks Insurance Rate for Adults Hasn’t Improved Under ACA California Healthline reports a Commonwealth Fund study found the number of working-age adults with health insurance hasn’t yet increased under the Affordable Care Act. The number of uninsured young adults has dropped 7 percent between when 2010 and 2012, thanks in large part to…