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Tag: Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Patricia Moran at the at-home day care she runs, Patricia's Creative Learning Center, in San Jose on Nov. 2, 2022. Photo by Laure Andrillon for CalMatters
Posted inHealth

More people will be eligible for health insurance through Covered California

by Elizabeth Aguilera November 7, 2022November 6, 2022

Under previous rules, family members of those who had insurance through an employer were not eligible for Covered California. In some cases, those employer plans cover the employee but are expensive for spouses and children, leaving families with few options.

A physician assistant tends to a patient at a clinic in Bieber on July 23, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHealth

Medi-Cal expansion: Some barriers for low-income residents removed

Avatar photo by Ana B. Ibarra June 22, 2021September 28, 2021
For the past year and a half, Newsom has dominated the pandemic headlines, whether receiving adulation or harsh criticism. But what has his life been like behind the scenes? Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom spills on his pandemic life

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven June 18, 2021June 18, 2021
Bartenders were masks and face shields as they work at Slater's 50|50 on July 1, 2020, in Santa Clarita. Photo by /Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo
Posted inWhatMatters

Mask mandate likely to end soon

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
Posted inHealth

Paying too much for health insurance? New subsidies announced

Avatar photo by Ana B. Ibarra April 12, 2021September 28, 2021
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Posted inCommentary, Health

Three cases show Becerra’s range of expertise in health policy

by Guest Commentary January 25, 2021January 25, 2021
Posted inWhatMatters

California leads fight to defend Obamacare

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
Posted inHealth

California fought for Obamacare and won. What’s at stake?

Avatar photo by Ana B. Ibarra November 10, 2020September 28, 2021
Close up of marijuana growing for a marijuana supplier.
Posted inWhatMatters

Election Day + Obamacare jeopardy + Job protection for workers who use cannabis? + Coronavirus update

Avatar photo by Dan Morain March 3, 2020March 3, 2020
future of work california autonomous vehicles
Posted inWhatMatters

Housing bill fails + China’s toll on California workers + counting homeless people

Avatar photo by Dan Morain January 31, 2020January 30, 2020

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