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How Medi-Cal is Helping California’s Growing Older and Disabled Adults

Selen Ozturk -
For the over six million Californians aged 65 and over, and the over seven and a half million with a disability, getting the care they need has not always been easy.
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How Medi-Cal is Closing Health Access Gaps

Selen Ozturk -
Although California reached its lowest uninsured rate in 2022, health care access remains a challenge for many low-income people and people of color.
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Medi-Cal Bridges Rural Divide in Tulelake

Peter Schurmann -
In Tulelake, one of the most underserved communities in Siskiyou County, a grassroots movement is promoting improved access to health care.
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Barriers to Alzheimer’s Care for Rural Californians

Selen Ozturk -
With Alzheimer’s now the second-leading cause of death for people in California, barriers to treatment are more harmful than ever.
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CA Bill Seeks to Address Food Insecurity Through Medi-Cal

Sejal Parekh -
Recipe 4 Health has delivered impressive results, including decreased indicators of chronic illness. AB 1975 would ensure permanent funding for the program.
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Medi-Cal Maternal Care Expanded to Counter Health Disparities

Selen Ozturk -
To close racial and ethnic birthing outcome disparities, Medi-Cal is expanding access to maternal health services — most notably, doula care.
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Medi-Cal Expands Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment

Selen Ozturk -
California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal.
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Delivering Healthcare to Migrants in California’s ‘Last Frontier’

Peter Schurmann -
Smith River is not just rural, locals say, it’s rural remote, and it’s here where the state’s plan to extend healthcare to all residents is being tested. 
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In a National First, Medi-Cal is Helping Unhoused Californians

Selen Ozturk -
In the nation’s most ambitious effort to address social needs, a $12 billion Medi-Cal initiative now provides services for the unhoused.
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One Year After Medi-Cal Renewals, Health Care Expanded for Californians

Selen Ozturk -
A year ago, with the end of the federal COVID emergency, California started redetermining eligibility for the one out of three of its residents on Medi-Cal.
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