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Tag: Department of Health Care Services

Portrait of Celinda Gonzales in Weitchpec on Sep. 17. Gonzales looks off over the Klamath River towards a large rock her son Paul Moreno used to jump off into the water. The rock’s height, she said, deterred Moreno’s friends, but he was a thrill seeker and enjoyed the challenge. Photo by Alexandra Hootnick for CalMatters.
Posted inBreakdown: Mental Health

Mental health ‘tsunami’ looms: Can California prevent a surge in suicides?

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener September 30, 2020October 1, 2020

Humboldt County, tucked into the redwoods on the state’s far North Coast, also has a much higher suicide rate than most of California. The pandemic has fueled new concerns.

Ebony Palmer and her young daughter in her apartment. Photo by Matt Tinoco/KPCC
Posted inCalifornia Dream

Pilot project: Housing homeless people cuts state’s health care burden

Avatar by Matt Tinoco, KPCC October 22, 2019October 22, 2019
Posted inWhatMatters

Future of work, Kamala Harris, Trump, homeless crisis, a Facebook posting, rats, and beer

Dan MorainAvatar by Dan Morain and Judy Lin September 11, 2019September 11, 2019
.California's new governor is directing state agencies to consolidate their purchasing power so they can bargain for lower prescription drug prices. Here a pharmacist takes prescriptions off a shelf
Posted inHealth

Newsom’s got an idea even Trump likes—will it lower California’s drug prices?

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera January 9, 2019June 23, 2020
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