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I’m interested in how health care policy impacts Sacramento and California, who gets access to care and the issues facing health care providers.
It’s no secret that health care in the United States is complicated. My hope is to shed light on stories of people trying to get care and the experiences of those providing treatment.
I believe that all people can and should be truth-seekers, and I can’t do this reporting without the help of the community.
Is there a story about health care in Sacramento that you think should be told? Please reach out!
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May 12, 2023
Though the budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion, Newsom said he does not plan to dip into the state’s rainy day fund, instead proposing a mix of funding delays, cuts and renewing a tax on health insurers.
May 10, 2023
Hundreds of unionized health care workers rallied at California’s Capitol to call on the state to invest more in education for nurses, and compel hospitals to help in the fight.
May 4, 2023
The national director of an abortion rights organization says policy makers are working in uncharted territory with “backdoor bans” and an adversarial climate in the U.S.
April 28, 2023
Advocates and activists say not collecting this data makes LGBTQ+ health issues invisible and undermines the opportunity to humanize patients and conduct specific health interventions.
April 19, 2023
In the American Lung Association’s new air quality report, Sacramento had its worst levels of particulate matter. While air quality is improving in eastern states, climate change has made fighting bad air harder in the West.
April 12, 2023
Due to a federal pandemic-era policy, states stopped taking people off Medicaid, and enrollment in counties like Sacramento soared. Now, those counties are going over their rosters, and millions of Californians are expected to be disenrolled.
April 3, 2023
Tribal leaders say kids as young as 13 are addicted to fentanyl, as the synthetic opioid hits Native American communities harder than others in its path.
March 23, 2023
The national suicide hotline, or 988, is underutilized by Native people in California. The state’s leaders are looking to a Washington state model as a blueprint for change.
March 17, 2023
Two California legislators want to eliminate chemicals present in thousands of grocery items, like candies and drinks, that are linked to health problems and are already banned in the European Union.
March 6, 2023
Speakers said anti-abortion activists in California are at the “forefront of the battle for life” after the state has become an “abortion sanctuary.”
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