Expansion Of Medicaid Eligibility Under ACA Benefiting Nevada TribesJanuary 6, 2014 | Ky PlaskonThe Affordable Care Act also expanded Medicaid eligibility to include Native Americans, and some Nevada tribes are already seeing changes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Patients With New Insurance Trickle Into Sacramento Area ClinicsJanuary 6, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneSacramento area health centers are only seeing a trickle of patients with new coverage during the first few days of the expanded Medi-Cal program. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
First Flu Death Of The Year In Sacramento CountyJanuary 3, 2014 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento County Division of Public Health says a 61-year-old woman has died from the H1N1 flu virus.
Paid Caregivers In California Get Overtime Pay In 2014December 31, 2013 | Pauline BartolonePaid caregivers who work in private homes around California will be entitled to overtime pay starting in 2014. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Friday Is Last Day For Covered CA 'Grace Period'December 26, 2013(AP) -- Friday will be the end of the grace period to get health insurance starting Jan. 1 for consumers who were frustrated in their attempts to sign up by Monday's deadline.
Differences In How Californians Will Experience New Health Care SystemDecember 23, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneThe new year will bring sweeping changes to the health care system through the Affordable Care Act, but the way Californians will experience the federal law will be different from the rest of the country. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
As Deadline Looms, Last-Minute Insurance Shoppers ScramblingDecember 23, 2013(AP) -- Last-minute health insurance shoppers are calling help lines and attending enrollment events Monday, a key deadline under the nation's new health law.
Sign-up volume high for California health exchange December 23, 2013(AP) -- A spokesman for California's health insurance exchange says enrollment action is heavy during the deadline day to sign up for coverage that will start Jan. 1.
Local Nurse Volunteers In Typhoon-Ravaged PhilippinesDecember 23, 2013 | Pauline BartolonePatti Parker is a registered nurse who volunteered in Tacloban City , Philippines to help those hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Study Finds Homeless Dying Violent DeathsDecember 20, 2013 | Bob MoffittThe people behind a study of homeless deaths in Sacramento hope the report will push the state and local governments to fund more housing programs. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.