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More than half of Imperial County residents have health insurance through Medi-Cal, which is California’s state and federally funded Medicaid program.
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As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well. -
When the U.S. ends its COVID-19 public health emergency, it will change medical coverage and health care costs for many people. -
The one-time, $4,000 allocations are intended to help low-income people who live the 39 county zip codes hit the hardest by COVID-19. -
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her exit on the same day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency. -
The CDC says the coming end of the public health emergency means the agency will be scaling back the data it routinely collects and releases about the pandemic. -
The World Health Organization today lifted its Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. That declaration went into effect three years ago on Jan. 30, 2020. -
Montana and other states are trying to increase the number of nurses who are specially trained to treat survivors of sexual assault. -
California lawmakers have agreed to loan $150 million to financially distressed hospitals. A report paid for by the California Hospital Association says 20% of the state's more than 400 hospitals are at risk of closing. -
Americans paid an estimated $1 billion in interest on medical debt in just three years, a federal agency finds. This includes use of credit cards often pitched in doctors' and dentists' offices. -
They're aiming to bring together lawyers who have brought COVID-19 and vaccine-related cases to court with experts and build a body of law to combat future public health orders.
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