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Planned Parenthood Clinic Turns to Cosmetic Care Amid Loss of Federal Funding
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (421+ words) Planned Parenthood Mar Monte is the nation's largest Planned Parenthood affiliate. It's starting to offer a new set of aesthetic services, ranging from Botox to IV hydration after a night of drinking. The shift comes as it faces financial uncertainty…...
How Are You Handling Increased Health Insurance Premiums?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (77+ words) KQED How Are You Handling Increased Health Insurance Premiums? Airdate: Wednesday, January 14 at 9 AM Jessica Altman, executive director, Covered California, the state health insurance exchange Cynthia Cox, senior vice-president, KFF, an independent source for health policy research, polls and news…...
We Can't Afford to Stay': Californians Weigh Drastic Moves as Health Premiums Rise | KQED
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (726+ words) Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. See TV Programming Manager Emma Casley's recommendations from this month's KQED 9, PLUS and Passport schedules. Carin Lenk…...
Santa Clara County Sales Tax, Measure A, Pitched to Offset Deep Medicaid Cuts | KQED
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (1229+ words) The sun was just rising over Santa Clara Valley Medical Center when nurse Emiko Rivera arrived to begin her shift at the hospital's burn center. As one of the few certified burn centers in Northern California, Rivera's team treats patients…...
With Just Days of Cash Left, Remote California Hospital Nears Crisis Point | KQED
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) Inyo County, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, has two hospitals. In a matter of weeks it may be down to one, local and state officials say. "If they don't come through and nobody else comes through then'the…...
Covered California Health Insurance Will Cost More in 2026. Here's Why | KQED
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (679+ words) Californians who get their health insurance through the state's marketplace will see premiums increase by an average of 10. 3% next year. Covered California officials on Thursday announced the first double-digit rate increase since 2018, saying it represents a "confluence" of factors putting…...
Get Insurance on Covered California? What You Need to Know About Cost Increases | KQED
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1250+ words) The new federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump is expected to raise some health care insurance premiums and force millions off coverage, reverberating the most in lower-income families and communities that are already struggling. Trump's new budget…...
Food Stamps at Risk in Trump Budget Bill, Bay Area Food Banks Warn | KQED
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (860+ words) Leaders of five major Bay Area food banks are sounding the alarm about massive and unprecedented cuts to a critical federal food assistance program. As members of Congress wrestle over how to defray the costs of President Donald Trump's tax…...