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

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

by Ana B. Ibarra June 22, 2021September 28, 2021

The new budget removes the asset rule that restricted eligibility for older and disabled Californians.

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

by Ana B. Ibarra November 10, 2020September 28, 2021

Close up of marijuana growing for a marijuana supplier.

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

by Dan Morain March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

New California laws 2020

Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Higher Education, Housing, Justice, Politics

New Year, new laws: Our video playlist will get you up-to-speed on 11 key 2020 laws in a minute

by Byrhonda Lyons December 31, 2019January 2, 2020

Photo of family standing in line at pharmacy. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters.

Watch new 2020 law #7: Health insurance about to be mandatory in California

by Byrhonda Lyons December 24, 2019December 24, 2019

The Skullie Nation dancers joined a rally for Covered California in Riverside in November, part of a statewide bus tour to publicize sign-ups for the exchange. An aggressive state campaign has lessened the impact many other states are feeling from federal antipathy toward the Affordable Care Act. Photo via Covered California

Loss for Obamacare nationally. Health care gains in California

by Dan Morain December 19, 2019December 19, 2019

A health care rally at California's Capitol. AP Photo by Rich Pedroncelli

In California, medical care means big money — and big politics

by Dan Walters December 10, 2019December 6, 2019

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Defending Obamacare, protecting birds, treating psychiatric emergencies

by Dan Morain March 26, 2019

Newsletters, WhatMatters

A Jerry Brown talk, a wildfire policy fail and an emissions rollback

by Dan Morain December 19, 2018

Proponents of single payer health care rally at the annual convention of the California Nurses Association at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, on Sept. 22, 2017. Photo by Dan Honda, Bay Area News Group

Newsletters, WhatMatters

The coming battles over Obamacare, schools, housing and cap and trade

by Dan Morain December 17, 2018July 8, 2019