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Articles by Viji Sundaram
Under Gov. Brown's revised budget, counties stand to lose crucial funding that would leave millions of Californians without access to health care.
As the Affordable Care Act will be fully implemented in January 2014, consumers need to decide if they want to buy in or face penalties.
Healthcare advocates say California should not expect its counties to shoulder the load of Medi-Cal expansion.
California’s rush to shift low-income children from the popular Healthy Families program into Medi-Cal managed care is drawing ire over poor continuity of care for special needs kids with autism.
Through the Affordable Care Act, 15,000 formerly "uninsurable" Californians have gained access to health care.
Federal officials gave California the nod this week for a bold new program to better manage the care of a half-million low-income elders and people with disabilities.
Three-quarters of hired U.S. farmworkers lack health insurance, says a new Kresge Foundation report, raising concerns about the health of the food system.
All but a handful of California’s 58 counties opted to launch similar "bridge" programs so enrollees can easily transition to the expanded Medi-Cal program next January, under the health care reform law.
Federal health care reforms don't fully kick in until 2014, but thousands of California's uninsured are already benefiting from county-run programs.
A new health care program for California's low-income residents will ensure that millions more receive the care they need.
