Tag: Health

  • Health Exchange Announces Benefit Plan Choices

    By Kenny Goldberg Californians can now get an estimate of what health insurance might cost next year when the affordable care act fully kicks in. The Covered California website offers a wealth of information. The website spells out the copays and deductibles for consumers who will have to buy their own health insurance. These costs…

  • Antibiotics Without a Prescription Still Common in Tijuana

    Sue Eriksen buys antibiotics without a prescription in Mexico. She’s prone to bronchitis during the winter and doesn’t have health insurance. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Antibiotics Without a Prescription Still Common in Tijuana, Aired on KPBS Feb. 1, 2013 [audio:http://speakcityheights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/SCRIP1-meb.mp3] Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español Only about 5…

  • California Endowment Pledges Funds to Help Undocumented Get Health Care

    By Megan Burks On the heels of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to spend $350 million implementing federal health reform in California comes another announcement. The California Endowment announced Thursday it has pledged $225 million toward implementing the Affordable Care Act. And it’s going a step further. Endowment Senior Vice President Daniel Zingale said the private…

  • School Clinics Keep Students Healthy and In Class: Teen Producers Video

    City Height’s newest school clinic at Monroe Clark middle school is helping students get quality health care. School administrators say the effort helps keep attendance levels and academic achievement high because healthy students are more likely to show up to class. That’s the case for Andrea Vizcarra, who is getting support for her high blood…

  • Health Providers Speaking a Common Language on Interpretation

    The children of East African refugees in City Heights watch their mothers present on the need for better medical interpretation. Often, medical providers and patients call on English-speaking children to interpret at doctors appointments. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks One of the problems with getting medical interpretation over the phone is that…