What’s Behind the Medicare Advantage Care Gap for California’s Black Seniors
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Support Your Child’s Mental Health: Medi-Cal Covers Therapy, Medication, and More
When children struggle emotionally, it can affect every part of their lives — at home, in school, with friends, and even their physical health. In many Black families, we’re taught to be strong and push through. But our kids don’t have to struggle alone. Medi-Cal provides mental health care for children and youth, with no referral or diagnosis required.
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Race Shadows Every Assault on the Affordable Care Act
The battles over the Affordable Care Act were never only about policy or the price of insurance. They were never simply arguments about federal subsidies, individual mandates, or the markets that hold the system together. From the moment America elected a Black president and that president dared to place the health of the poor and the marginalized at the center of national law, a deeper truth rose to the surface. That truth has followed the country for centuries. It was waiting for its next target. The target became Barack Obama. The instrument became Obamacare.
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ACA Deadline Nears as 20 million Brace for Higher Health Costs
The Affordable Care Act subsidies that help more than 20 million people pay for health insurance are set to expire at the end of the month. Congress is running out of time to prevent steep premium hikes across the country, and families who rely on marketplace coverage face growing uncertainty while political leaders argue over what to do next.
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Trump’s War on Obamacare Continues as GOP Kills Subsidies
Republican power in this country has chosen cruelty as policy. It is not an accident. It is not a mistake. It is a decision.
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Medi-Cal Is Changing—What Black Californians Need to Know in 2025 and Beyond
Medi-Cal is undergoing major changes. For Black Californians, these shifts bring both opportunities and challenges. As California continues to reshape its health care system through initiatives like California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), the state is working to close long-standing racial disparities in care, especially in areas like maternal health, mental health, and preventive services.
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Covered California Opens Enrollment; Warns of Premium Hikes If Tax Credits End
With the federal government shutdown now in its second month, Covered California officials are warning that nearly two million residents who rely on federal tax credits to keep their coverage affordable could face steep premium increases—or lose insurance—if Congress fails to act during open enrollment.
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Operation Feed California Kicks Off to Support Families Hit by CalFresh Delays
Amid a crowd of thousands waiting for groceries at a San Diego food distribution site on Nov. 2, Josh Fryday, Director of the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GO-Serve), stood alongside California Service Corps members to launch Operation Feed California, a statewide effort to help the 5.5 million Californians struggling with delayed SNAP benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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Health Care Costs Jump to the Fore as Candidates Jockey To Be California Governor
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Black Americans Cannot Afford the Trump Administration’s Health Care Cost Spike
This Saturday marks one month of the federal government shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers—nearly 20% of whom are Black and 30% of whom are veterans—are missing their second paycheck. Families across the country will be forced to choose between paying for groceries, rent and medical care. President Trump and his allies in Congress are inflicting this pain because they would rather shut down the government than deal with the looming health care crisis that will explode costs for more than 170 million Americans.
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California’s Health Insurance Marketplace Braces for Chaos as Shutdown Persists
California this week plans to notify Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees that their costs could rise sharply next year unless Congress extends subsidies to help people buy health insurance.
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The Big Health Care Policy Fight at the Center of the Federal Gov’t Shutdown
A clash between Congressional Democrats and Republicans over key provisions of the nation’s health care policy continues to be a point of contention as the federal government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, drags on.
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