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Big stories are affecting our corner of the U.S. this week: Replacement of the Affordable Care Act, another attempt at an immigration ban and a looming fight over free speech in the pulpit. -
The personal health information of more than 750 outpatients at Sharp Healthcare may have been compromised because of a computer theft. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe county of San Diego has launched an HIV awareness program designed to reduce infections and promote a pill that could prevent people from getting the disease. -
Who is harmed the most by strict border enforcement? It might be a toss-up. Rep. Darrell Issa talks — and listens — to his constituents. And the San Diego Unified board gets an earful about potential budget cuts. -
Congressman Darrell Issa released an initial draft on Tuesday of proposed legislation that would repeal and replace the Affordable Healthcare Act. -
KPBS Midday EditionDemocratic state lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a single-payer health care system for all Californians, including immigrants living in the state illegally. -
About 370,000 San Diego County residents (4.7 million in the state) — or one in nine — who could lose health coverage if the insurance provisions in Obamacare, or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), go away. -
Constituents in the 49th Congressional District have invited Rep. Darrell Issa to a town hall meeting focusing on health care next week. -
President Donald Trump and his administration want to turn Medicaid into a block grant program, which means the federal government would give California a fixed amount of funding for Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid.
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