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Sophia Bollag
Political Reporter
I'm a political reporter at The Sacramento Bee participating in the USC Center for Health Journalism Reporting Collaborative project on California’s uninsured.
Articles
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How two reporters used data to explore how California's ambitious health care initiatives could shape the lives of working residents already strained by the state's high cost of living.
Will a California individual mandate for health insurance bring in enough money to subsidize more affordable care?
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With millions of dollars in federal funding at stake, California is trying some unusual strategies to encourage hard-to-count populations to participate in the census.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed expanding Medi-Cal to undocumented adults younger than 26. That would help young people like R. Lopez, who lost her eligibility this year.
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Gov. Newsom’s proposed mandate is designed to shore up California's individual health care market. But it could disproportionately impact low- and middle-income residents.