Although Medi-Cal fully covers routine eye exams, dental cleaning and checkups, many of the nearly 15 million Californians enrolled overlook these free services.
42 million Americans, including children, the disabled, and veterans, will go hungry this month as the battle over a critical food assistance program continues.
The Trump Administration claims that more than $1 billion has been spent on funding Medicaid for undocumented immigrants. Several states have challenged the veracity of such claims.
In the San Gabriel Valley, boarding houses for vulnerable Chinese immigrants are often cramped and unsafe. Yet they are also keeping many off the street.
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, California will sell its own insulin pens at dramatically reduced prices — just $11 each — under Gov. Newsom’s CalRx plan to make healthcare affordable.
Public health experts say the administration’s terminations hollow out federal programs that protect Americans from infectious disease, maternal deaths, and climate-related health emergencies.
Health insurance premiums for millions of Americans will double this fall as ACA tax credits expire. Republicans say Democrats caused a shutdown over the issue.
The most common transmitter of Hepatitis-B is mothers to child infection. Babies should be vaccinated against the disease at birth, says hepatologist Dr. Maurizio Bonacini.
