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Ana B. Ibarra

Author Archives: Ana B. Ibarra

Ana is a Sacramento-based health reporter. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News, where she covered California health care and policy. She started her reporting career at McClatchy’s Merced Sun-Star. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and many other state and national news outlets. She is a 2015 fellow of the Center for Health Journalism at USC Annenberg and a Cal Poly Pomona graduate.

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Paying too much for health insurance? New subsidies announced

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra April 12, 2021April 14, 2021

Covered California has $3 billion in federal aid for people who enroll this year or already are signed up. The savings could be hundreds of dollars per month.

Covered California, el mercado de seguros del estado, abrió hoy un período de inscripción especial que permite que las personas se inscriban y hagan uso de los dólares de ayuda federal COVID-19 designados para ayuda para la cobertura de salud. Imagen a través de iStock
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Paga demasiado por un seguro médico? Nuevos subsidios anunciados hoy

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra April 12, 2021April 12, 2021
A mule team makes its way down North Main Street during the 2017 Mule Days parade in Bishop. Photo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Posted inCoronavirus

And then there were two: Inyo and Merced stuck in strictest tier

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra April 9, 2021April 13, 2021
Un equipo de mulas recorre North Main Street durante el desfile de los Días de Mulas de 2017 en Bishop. Foto de The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company a través de Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Y luego hubo dos: Inyo y Merced atrapados en el nivel más estricto

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra April 9, 2021April 9, 2021
Two visitors jokingly dance as they walk underneath a "Welcome Back" sign at Six Flags Magic Mountain on its first day of reopening to members and pass holders in Valencia April 1, 2021. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inCoronavirus

California sets June 15 goal for full reopening

Ana B. IbarraBarbara Feder Ostrov by Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov April 6, 2021April 6, 2021
Dos visitantes bailan debajo de un letrero de "Bienvenido de nuevo" en Six Flags Magic Mountain en su primer día de reapertura para miembros y titulares de pases en Valencia el 1 de abril de 2021. Foto de Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inCalMatters en Español

California establece la meta del 15 de junio para la reapertura completa

Ana B. IbarraBarbara Feder Ostrov by Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov April 6, 2021April 6, 2021
Doctor visits down; deaths, severe diseases likely to surge
Posted inHealth

Have you seen a doctor lately? Delays likely to trigger deaths, poor health

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra April 5, 2021April 5, 2021
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¿Ha visto a un médico últimamente? Es probable que los retrasos provoquen muertes y problemas de salud

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra April 5, 2021April 5, 2021
Palo Alto resident Margaret Park, 91, is accompanied by her son to the waiting area after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 9, 2021. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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Vaccine appointments may be backed up for several weeks

Barbara Feder OstrovAna B. Ibarra by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 26, 2021March 26, 2021
Alameda County health workers prepare syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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Californians 50 and older eligible for vaccinations next week

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

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