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Despite the Affordable Care Act, there are still millions of Californians without health insurance. Undocumented immigrants don’t qualify for Obamacare benefits, while many others find coverage still too expensive or face other obstacles in enrolling.
The Affordable Care Act has made it easier to obtain drug addiction treatment services like methadone in California, but access to detox centers remains limited.
A pilot program in Pittsburgh, Penn. that uses nurses and pharmacists to follow-up with patients after they leave the hospital has significantly lowered readmission rates, improved the health of thousands, and saved $41 million at six hospitals in its first two years alone.
Video: Peter V. Lee, executive director of Covered California, sat down with Vida en el Valle to talk about the health insurance exchange's rollout and the lessons learned from reaching out to the Latino community.
Sonoma County is known for its posh wineries, natural beauty and upscale living. But in some parts of the county, the quality of life is lower than in Mississippi.
Fears about deportation have kept many Latinos from signing up for health insurance in California. Although California has led the nation in sign-ups under the Affordable Care Act, the number of Latinos who have signed up has lagged in the state.
Health advocates and supporters in the state spoke with Vida en el Valle about Covered California's performance with Latino enrollment during the health care reform rollout in the state.
Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, sat down with Vida en el Valle to talk about the health insurance exchange's first-year rollout and the lessons officials have learned from reaching out to the Latino community.
In Northern California's Shasta County, a growing number of young adults are consumed by heroin addiction. The problem has quickly grown in the past two years and, some say, is approaching methamphetamine’s popularity. The surge in drug use has fueled a rise in crime levels as well.
