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Covered California officials say two state initiatives will provide more financial assistance for nearly one million people, including middle-income consumers. -
KPBS Midday EditionExplanations include the state's comprehensive sex education, access to birth control, better contraception methods and even reality TV. Even so, the rates in some California counties remain very high. -
Instead of trying to powerwash the problem away, California’s hospitals, public health departments, and homeless service organizations are increasingly sending trained health practitioners into homeless encampments in a quest to improve health outcomes for individual homeless people. -
The governor focused on health care subsidies for middle-class families. He also addressed gun control laws in the wake of El Paso and Dayton shootings. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhen reporter Joanne Faryon first became aware of a Coronado nursing home patient called Sixty-Six Garage, she was working at KPBS and deeply involved in investigating end of life care. But then, something happened. -
A 14-year-old Alpine girl had suffered half her life with a rare kidney disease -
Tri-City Medical Center in North County has agreed to negotiate with the county to open more beds to treat people with mental health crises. But taking that on could put the hospital in a crisis of its own. -
KPBS Midday EditionWashington state will offer a set of tiered health care plans by 2021 that will cover standard services and are expected to be up to 10% cheaper than comparable private insurance. These state plans will be available to all residents regardless of income. -
Methamphetamine addiction remains a chronic problem in San Diego. What's contributing to it. -
Trump's shift — he tweeted late Monday that Congress will vote on a GOP plan after the elections "when Republicans hold the Senate & win back the House" — made clear that the health care debate will be left for voters to decide during the race for the White House.
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