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Wilma Chesbroe, a patient and long-time friend of Dr. Dan Dahle, sobs and holds hands with the doctor as they joke and reminisce about the many years they spent working together at the Fall River Mill hospital. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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Paging more doctors: California’s worsening physician shortage
California is facing a growing shortage of primary care physicians, one that is already afflicting rural areas and low-income inner city areas, and is forecasted to impact millions of people within ten years. Not enough newly minted doctors are going into primary care, and a third of the doctors in the state are over 55 and looking to retire soon.
经过 • 8 月 16, 2019
Aimee Mestas, 20, considers herself lucky because she has Medi-Cal but worries about her family members who are undocumented and rely on home remedies when they are sick. Photo by Alex Horvath for CALmatters
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California poised to go further than any state to insure the undocumented—too pricey, or about time?
A clock is ticking: The state is required to adopt a budget this month, and the Democrats who control Sacramento are divided between two options. Both inch the state closer to universal health care coverage, although neither proposes to offer health care to all low-income immigrants. They’ve all agreed to extend coverage to young adults through age 25, and the Senate would include undocumented seniors, too.
经过 • 6 月 5, 2019
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5 takeaways from Newsom’s revised budget plan
Buoyed by California’s strong economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent state lawmakers a revised budget on Thursday that boosts his already-hefty January proposal to $213.6 billion. Ka-ching! Public schools will reap most of the gains if the Democratic-controlled Legislature rolls with him. Newsom also upped his ante on the housing crisis with a proposed $1 billion […]
经过 • 5 月 9, 2019

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