Tag: Health
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Second Opinion: Tales From Year One of Covered California
Video Credit: Nic McVicker, KPBS By Megan Burks Nearly 60 percent of San Diego County residents who were previously uninsured signed up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2014. And as year two begins, more than 300,000 more Californians will be joining them. Health exchange officials are calling the law a success.…
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San Diego’s Richest Poor Neighborhood, Two Decades Later
City Heights could be called San Diego’s richest poor neighborhood. Since 2000, two foundations alone have invested more than a quarter billion dollars in the neighborhood. That’s about the same as what the city of Chula Vista spends on all of its residents annually. In this two-part video series, we ask what’s come of all…
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Covered California Works to Insure More Youth, Latinos
Covered California spokesman Dana Howard and Gary Rotto, public policy director for the Council of Community Clinics, discuss open enrollment on KPBS Evening Edition. By Kenny Goldberg Click here to listen to a KPBS Midday Edition segment with more information on open enrollment. Open enrollment in Covered California begins this Saturday. Officials with the online…
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Intensive Health Program Cuts Costs By 40 Percent
A program aims to teach the chronically ill in southeastern San Diego, City Heights and National City how to avoid the hospital and better manage their own health. | Video Credit: Nic McVicker, KPBS By Kenny Goldberg Federal officials say the sickest 5 percent of Americans rack up more than half of all healthcare costs.…