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āLess lethalā weapons are once again being used in Los Angeles ā against people protesting the Trump administrationās immigration raids. With terms like āfoam,ā āsponge,ā and ābean bag,ā the projectiles may sound harmless. Theyāre not.
Federal cuts are hurting community organizations in California that provide language assistance services to people who speak limited English. Despite President Trumpās executive order declaring English the national language, millions in the U.S. need help navigating the health system.
A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said that heās proud his state expanded health care to all low-income residents regardless of immigration status but that tough budget times call for some adjustments. The Democratās new budget proposes scaling back benefits to adults living in the country illegally, as well as charging them a $100 monthly premium.
Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but after six years, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts ā including to the nationās largest health care expansion to immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.
When Congress returns next week, it will be writing a budget reconciliation bill thatās expected to cut taxes but also make deep cuts to Medicaid. But at least some Republicans are concerned about cutting a program that aids so many of their constituents. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join ³Ō¹Ļ²»“ņģČā Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also, Rovner interviews ³Ō¹Ļ²»“ņģČā Rae Ellen Bichell about her story on how care for transgender minors is changing in Colorado.
The Latino communities who make up significant proportions of year-round populations in Coloradoās mountain towns already experience heightened mental health concerns. Now, deportation fears are increasing their stress.
³Ō¹Ļ²»“ņģČ journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
Preventing and detecting bird flu infections among farmworkers is a key defense against a potential pandemic. Immigration raids and threats have undermined these efforts, researchers say.
Families, nursing facilities, and home health agencies rely on foreign-born workers to fill health care jobs that are demanding and do not attract enough American citizens. The Trump administrationās anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for the industry, which was already predicting a surge in demand.
Democratic state lawmakers in California have proposed bills to protect women, transgender people, and immigrants in response to concerns that their health data could be used against them. If the measures reach his desk, Gov. Gavin Newsom could lay such legislation aside to focus on securing federal funds.
The Trump administrationās sudden firings have gutted training programs across the nation that bolstered state and local public health departments.
Amid doctor shortages, several states have stopped requiring foreign-trained providers to repeat residencies before theyāre fully licensed. Critics say patients could be harmed because of the loosened training requirements.
Clinic administrators describe anxiety about President Donald Trumpās move to allow immigration arrests inside health centers.
Different states are offering starkly different guidelines to hospitals, community clinics, and other health facilities for interacting with immigrant patients as President Donald Trump issues a flurry of executive orders on immigration.
California and Massachusetts are teaching immigrants their rights while Florida and Texas are collecting patientsā immigration status. As states offer differing guidelines for interacting with immigrant patients, hospitals around the U.S. say they wonāt turn people away for care because of their immigration status.
From rolling back drug pricing policies to limiting gender-affirming care, President Donald Trump signed several health-related executive orders in the first hours of his second presidency. Hereās a roundup of the changes and what they mean.
California has a few major changes coming to its health policy landscape in 2025. New laws that took effect Jan. 1 ban medical debt from credit reports, allow public health inspections of private immigration detention centers, and ban toxic chemicals in makeup.
As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his final term, health care stands out as his most ambitious but glaringly incomplete initiative for California residents. The issue will likely shape his national profile for better or worse. And now, Donald Trump brings a new wrinkle.
³Ō¹Ļ²»“ņģČ staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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