Tag: Health

  • Healthy Families Transition to Medi-Cal Starting

    By Kenny Goldberg State officials say California will begin to transition 800,000 kids out of the Healthy Families program and into Medi-Cal next month. The move comes despite concerns that some children may not get the same level of care. Nearly 80,000 children in San Diego County get low-cost medical and dental care through Healthy…

  • Local Hunger Groups Screen Documentary Challenging Stereotypes About the Poor

    Jennifer Tracy, executive director of the San Diego Hunger Coalition, and Hannah Gravette, lead organizer for The San Diego Organizing Project discuss their screening of “The Line” 6:30 tonight at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 4227 Fairmount Ave. The film, funded by MacArthur Foundation and produced by Linda Midgett, shares the stories of people living…

  • 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…

  • San Diego Program Helps Poor Pregnant Women Get Vital Services

    Access to prenatal care is a challenge for poor, uninsured women who don’t speak English. And once their babies are born, pediatric care can also be hard to get. KPBS Health Reporter Kenny Goldberg says for the last five years, a San Diego program has helped more than 1,000 low-income women and their children get…