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As health costs escalate, affordable care is out of reach for many — particularly California’s poorest residents. We help readers understand the struggle to lower costs and access barriers.

Elizabeth Hopkins, left, fills Sal Vega’s shopping bag with canned goods at a food distribution site in Martinez, CA. Vega, 76, wears a mask, gloves and sunglasses to protect himself while out of the house. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Dolores Helman, 93, and her son Elliot Helman, 64, go for a walk in Berkeley on March 15, 2020. Dolores says she is more concerned about her grandchildren than herself, “I’m not afraid of dying, I’ve had a good life,” she said. Earlier today Gov. Gavin Newsom called for isolation of all elderly people and those with chronic health conditions in response to growing concern over the coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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