Tag: Latinos

  • 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…

  • Latinos Hardest Hit by Community College Class Shortages

    By Kyla Calvert Limited community college capacity could keep 2.5 million Californians out of the system over the next 10 years. The seat shortage is expected to fall hardest on Latino students, squeezing 840,000 out of the schools. Since 2007, San Diego Community Colleges have cut more than 2,600 class sections, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Colleges lost 1,600…

  • Tweet City Heights: Can California Doctors Handle Surge in Medi-Cal Enrollment?

    By Megan Burks Can California Doctors Handle Surge in Medi-Cal Enrollment? State lawmakers gave an initial OK Thursday to expanding Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act. The expansion would extend Medi-Cal coverage to more than a million Californians next year, with initial costs being covered by the federal government. But doctors say they’re already struggling…

  • As Flu Epidemic Advances, Latinos More Vulnerable

    By Jill Replogle As this year’s flu epidemic moves west, a major sector of the population in the Southwest may be particularly vulnerable. Hispanics are 10 percent less likely to get vaccinated against the flu than non-Hispanic whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That could make them more susceptible to getting…

  • Filner Makes Good on Diversity Promise with New Hires

    San Diego Mayor Bob Filner introduces the new members of his staff to the public on Jan. 7, 2013. | Photo Credit: Katie Euphrat By Katie Orr San Diego Mayor Bob Filner today presented his first 24 hires to the media. The mayor stressed the diversity of the group, noting that more than half are…