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"content": "\u003cp>When Congress allowed COVID-era subsidies for health insurance to expire, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> used its own funds to offset the hike in Obamacare premium costs for residents with low incomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the reach has been limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Gov. Gavin Newsom negotiates his last budget with the legislature, the Democrat wants to offer financial help to more than 1 in 4 enrollees in Covered California, the nation’s largest state-run health insurance marketplace. Democratic lawmakers, who hold a supermajority, are still debating the plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My budget proposal would KEEP $0 monthly plans for low-income Californians to help clean up the financial disaster Trump created,” Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CAgovernor/posts/pfbid0D7ZbfX4NexjyjBrNuyXribDdCep4aDahzNSHaZX9g8Cnyu9MA7AaUAg99dxp7K7Sl\">posted on Facebook\u003c/a>, where he often chides the president and GOP Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://stateline.org/2026/02/18/some-states-are-helping-to-make-obamacare-plans-more-affordable/\">Ten blue states\u003c/a> have put up their own funds to keep Affordable Care Act plans affordable and residents insured, as the rising cost of healthcare has emerged as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-the-cost-of-health-care-remains-at-the-top-of-the-publics-list-of-economic-concerns-even-as-concerns-about-gas-prices-climb/\">top concern\u003c/a> among voters. Newsom’s $300 million proposal would make California’s program among the most generous, but even the nation’s richest state can’t patch a \u003ca href=\"https://hbex.coveredca.com/data-research/library/Brief%201%20IRA%20ACA%20Premium%20Impacts%202026.pdf\">$2.5 billion hole\u003c/a> left by the expiration of enhanced subsidies at the end of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The gap between what people can pay in their monthly budget and what health insurance costs is so big that it’s a lot for states to take on,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.commonwealthfund.org/person/stacey-pogue\">Stacey Pogue\u003c/a>, a senior research fellow at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University. “They’re going to have to figure out how they can finance that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New Mexico lawmakers have \u003ca href=\"https://stateline.org/2026/02/18/some-states-are-helping-to-make-obamacare-plans-more-affordable/\">backfilled 100%\u003c/a> of the lost federal subsidies with state money. It seems to have worked; New Mexico saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.hca.nm.gov/2026/02/10/health-insurance-enrollment-up-in-new-mexico-amid-national-decline/\">double-digit increases\u003c/a> in marketplace enrollment this year, but state analysts \u003ca href=\"https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/firs/HB0004.PDF\">have warned\u003c/a> that the subsidy program isn’t sustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040844\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1760px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040844\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1174\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn.jpg 1760w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1760px) 100vw, 1760px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters gather outside Kern Medical Hospital in Bakersfield. They’re opposing proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid, which provides health insurance to lower-income Americans. \u003ccite>(Joshua Yeager/KVPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2026-01-08/massachusetts-spending-250-million-to-blunt-cost-increases-from-expired-health-care-subsidies\">Massachusetts\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/20/new-jersey-healthcare-fiscal-abyss/\">New Jersey\u003c/a>, which, like California, tax residents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/faqs/faqs-health-insurance-marketplace-and-the-aca/marketplace-basics/im-uninsured-am-i-required-to-get-health-insurance/\">for not having health insurance\u003c/a>, are also spending hundreds of millions of dollars to try to keep premium payments low. Their hope, healthcare experts say, is to avoid the exodus seen in states such as Georgia that didn’t offer enrollees help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the enhanced subsidies expired, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/what-we-know-so-far-about-2026-aca-marketplace-enrollment-premiums-and-deductibles/\">enrollees nationwide\u003c/a> have seen their premium payments increase by $65 a month on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conservatives, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.ocregister.com/2026/01/13/insurance-company-subsidies-are-no-prescription-for-lowering-healthcare-costs/\">congressional Republicans\u003c/a>, have long argued that the subsidy expansion was too generous to high-income enrollees and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/reel/25473637075567865\">inflated healthcare costs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are never enough subsidies to make health insurance affordable because subsidies are the problem,” said Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. “They are causing people to turn a blind eye to fraud and waste and excessive prices because it’s someone else’s money that they’re spending, not their own.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Helping the poorest?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>People who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid got relief starting in January after Newsom and legislators softened the blow for about 300,000 of the lowest-income enrollees. They offset lost federal premium tax credits for individuals who \u003ca href=\"https://board.coveredca.com/meetings/2026/May%2021,%202026/Presentation_2027_State_Premium_Subsidy_Program_Design.pdf\">earned up to $23,475\u003c/a> last year and partially filled the gap for those who earned up to $25,823.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor now wants to expand subsidies to those who earn up to $31,920 this year for an individual and $66,000 for a family of four — an estimated 218,000 additional people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veronica and William Walter, who live in the San Francisco Bay Area, earn less than $40,000 a year in one of the nation’s most expensive regions. They’re counting on a more generous state healthcare tax credit if they have to pay for health insurance next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086988\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/PricedOutCA2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/PricedOutCA2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/PricedOutCA2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/PricedOutCA2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veronica Walter talks through her financial challenges while sitting at the dining table in her two-bedroom condo in Newark, California. Walter says she wouldn’t be able to afford the nearly $200 monthly premium for health insurance that she and her husband would likely pay on Covered California, even after a proposed expansion of state subsidies. \u003ccite>(Christine Mai-Duc/KFF Health News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A car accident two years ago left William temporarily disabled, qualifying the couple for Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now he’s back at work as a security guard, and Veronica said she’s worried they’ll be kicked off Medi-Cal. She’s even more worried about how they’ll get by with federal premium tax credits not nearly as generous as before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Without it, we’re going to be facing worse problems than we have now,” she said. Under Newsom’s proposal, Veronica and others in the highest eligible income bracket could receive an average monthly subsidy of $36 a person.[aside postID=news_12084761 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/IMG_1522.jpg']“For them, $36 a month is the sort of thing that can make a difference between keeping coverage and losing coverage,” said Peter Lee, former executive director of Covered California. “We can’t fix everything with that gap, but we can focus the dollars on those who need it most.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Walter family, though, may still face a nearly $200 monthly premium payment to cover both of them, $130 more than they previously paid for healthcare and prescriptions through Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can’t afford that, not really,” said Veronica, a pet sitter who works part-time at a school. “A giant state like this with this many people, and this many resources? You can’t just leave the people with nothing for healthcare or healthcare they can’t afford.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California policy researchers and health advocates acknowledge the limits of a partial subsidy but say that concentrating funds on those who earn less is the most efficient way to maximize impact. People who drop coverage are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/what-we-know-so-far-about-2026-aca-marketplace-enrollment-premiums-and-deductibles/#:~:text=Declines%20in%20plan%20sign%2Dups%20for%20young%20adults%20ages%2018%20to%2034%20account%20for%20more%20of%20the%20decrease%20in%20ACA%20Marketplace%20plan%20selections%20than%20any%20other%20age%20group.\">often younger\u003c/a>, healthier, and less likely to have high healthcare costs — all factors that help stabilize the insurance risk pool. Without coverage, Lee said, they’re also more likely to experience debt from medical emergencies or leave unpaid hospital bills that strain the \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5180\">taxpayer-funded safety net\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cary Sanders, senior policy director at the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, a health advocacy group, said the state’s move last year kept low-income enrollment in Covered California steady and reduced racial disparities in coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s working; it’s just that it’s not enough,” Sanders said. “We need the federal subsidies back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Still no help for many\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When Congress passed enhanced subsidies in 2021, it capped monthly premium payments for \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/obamacare-premiums-subsidies-trump-republicans-policy-fallout-kff-analysis/\">even the highest earners\u003c/a> at 8.5% of income. Those temporary enhancements allowed about 8 million Americans to choose robust plans with no monthly premium payment last year and helped double Obamacare enrollment to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/enrollment-growth-in-the-aca-marketplaces/\">an all-time high\u003c/a> of 24 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of last year, 22 million of them lost that help when the GOP Congress blocked the extension.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pressures on Obamacare enrollees don’t stop at premiums. Federal legislation Republicans passed last summer, known as the \u003ca href=\"https://dmhc.ca.gov/Portals/0/Docs/OFR/FSSB/Feb2026/CoveredCaliforniaUpdate.pdf#page=11\">One Big Beautiful Bill Act\u003c/a>, also shortens enrollment windows, tightens income verification requirements for subsidies, and requires enrollees who earn more than they projected to pay back the full amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-lawn-sign.jpg\" alt=\"Una persona camina sobre la acera, a lado del patio de una casa donde está el letrero de Covered California.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1232\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-lawn-sign.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-lawn-sign-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-lawn-sign-1536x946.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carteles de Covered California en Berkeley el 13 de enero de 2017. A partir del 31 de agosto, los beneficiarios de DACA ya no podrán encontrar planes de salud a través de Covered California. Hay algunas opciones limitadas disponibles. \u003ccite>(Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle vía Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even if Newsom’s proposal passes, most Covered California customers won’t get state help. Nearly 1 million enrollees — 52% — earn above the $31,300-a-year individual earning cutoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Victoria Garzouzi was one of many \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/insurance-premium-payments-terminal-diagnosis-aca-subsidies-covered-california/\">middle-income retirees\u003c/a> hit with one of the most extreme premium increases: The monthly payment for her low-level bronze plan jumped eightfold to $1,600.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make ends meet, she came out of retirement and dipped into her savings. “I’m working to pay for my insurance,” she said. “I am an army of one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite a $6,000 deductible, her health insurance premium payment is more than the mortgage on her two-bedroom house. She’s putting off a needed cataract surgery until October, when she turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While GOP leaders have not publicly weighed in on the state subsidies, some Democratic lawmakers have questioned why more help hasn’t been proposed.[aside postID=news_12086370 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/MBC-profile-view-with-driver.jpg']Assembly member Dawn Addis, who chairs the chamber’s budget subcommittee on health, suggested Newsom could tap an additional $230 million from a fund for healthcare cost relief — money raised from a state penalty levied on those who can afford to enroll in health insurance but choose not to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers have \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/california-stockpiles-penalties-from-uninsured-residents-instead-of-lowering-care-costs/\">previously criticized state officials\u003c/a> for socking away much of the penalty revenue, which was supposed to go toward healthcare affordability. After California discontinued its premium subsidies thanks to increased federal assistance, the Newsom administration said the state was saving to help consumers once those temporary subsidies expired. Instead, California borrowed from the subsidy fund to cover state budget shortfalls, to the tune of $771 million. Starting this year, the subsidy fund should see an influx of cash as the state pays back the loan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a May legislative hearing, Joseph Donaldson, then a Department of Finance analyst, said maintaining the reserve was a prudent and financially sustainable approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dylan Roby, a public health professor at the University of California-Irvine who consults for Covered California, said the focus on lower-income enrollees is deliberate. They qualify for federal subsidies that higher earners don’t, maximizing federal investment and strengthening the broader system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You end up with more advanced premium tax credits flowing into the state that you would have been leaving on the table,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers have until June 15 to pass a state budget. Then, Covered California’s board would decide eligibility and benefit amounts, a decision that could come this summer, with new subsidies starting Jan. 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with the extra help, Walter and her husband worry they won’t be able to afford a potential $200 monthly premium payment. Walter said she’d likely have to rely on free clinics or ration medications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I take so many pills, I rattle,” she said. “That, on top of the $200? For us, it really adds up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Are you struggling to afford your health insurance? 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Congress allowed COVID-era subsidies for health insurance to expire, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> used its own funds to offset the hike in Obamacare premium costs for residents with low incomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the reach has been limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Gov. Gavin Newsom negotiates his last budget with the legislature, the Democrat wants to offer financial help to more than 1 in 4 enrollees in Covered California, the nation’s largest state-run health insurance marketplace. Democratic lawmakers, who hold a supermajority, are still debating the plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My budget proposal would KEEP $0 monthly plans for low-income Californians to help clean up the financial disaster Trump created,” Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CAgovernor/posts/pfbid0D7ZbfX4NexjyjBrNuyXribDdCep4aDahzNSHaZX9g8Cnyu9MA7AaUAg99dxp7K7Sl\">posted on Facebook\u003c/a>, where he often chides the president and GOP Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://stateline.org/2026/02/18/some-states-are-helping-to-make-obamacare-plans-more-affordable/\">Ten blue states\u003c/a> have put up their own funds to keep Affordable Care Act plans affordable and residents insured, as the rising cost of healthcare has emerged as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-the-cost-of-health-care-remains-at-the-top-of-the-publics-list-of-economic-concerns-even-as-concerns-about-gas-prices-climb/\">top concern\u003c/a> among voters. Newsom’s $300 million proposal would make California’s program among the most generous, but even the nation’s richest state can’t patch a \u003ca href=\"https://hbex.coveredca.com/data-research/library/Brief%201%20IRA%20ACA%20Premium%20Impacts%202026.pdf\">$2.5 billion hole\u003c/a> left by the expiration of enhanced subsidies at the end of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The gap between what people can pay in their monthly budget and what health insurance costs is so big that it’s a lot for states to take on,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.commonwealthfund.org/person/stacey-pogue\">Stacey Pogue\u003c/a>, a senior research fellow at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University. “They’re going to have to figure out how they can finance that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New Mexico lawmakers have \u003ca href=\"https://stateline.org/2026/02/18/some-states-are-helping-to-make-obamacare-plans-more-affordable/\">backfilled 100%\u003c/a> of the lost federal subsidies with state money. It seems to have worked; New Mexico saw \u003ca href=\"https://www.hca.nm.gov/2026/02/10/health-insurance-enrollment-up-in-new-mexico-amid-national-decline/\">double-digit increases\u003c/a> in marketplace enrollment this year, but state analysts \u003ca href=\"https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/26%20Regular/firs/HB0004.PDF\">have warned\u003c/a> that the subsidy program isn’t sustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040844\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1760px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040844\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1174\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn.jpg 1760w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1760px) 100vw, 1760px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters gather outside Kern Medical Hospital in Bakersfield. They’re opposing proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid, which provides health insurance to lower-income Americans. \u003ccite>(Joshua Yeager/KVPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2026-01-08/massachusetts-spending-250-million-to-blunt-cost-increases-from-expired-health-care-subsidies\">Massachusetts\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/20/new-jersey-healthcare-fiscal-abyss/\">New Jersey\u003c/a>, which, like California, tax residents \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/faqs/faqs-health-insurance-marketplace-and-the-aca/marketplace-basics/im-uninsured-am-i-required-to-get-health-insurance/\">for not having health insurance\u003c/a>, are also spending hundreds of millions of dollars to try to keep premium payments low. Their hope, healthcare experts say, is to avoid the exodus seen in states such as Georgia that didn’t offer enrollees help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the enhanced subsidies expired, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/what-we-know-so-far-about-2026-aca-marketplace-enrollment-premiums-and-deductibles/\">enrollees nationwide\u003c/a> have seen their premium payments increase by $65 a month on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conservatives, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.ocregister.com/2026/01/13/insurance-company-subsidies-are-no-prescription-for-lowering-healthcare-costs/\">congressional Republicans\u003c/a>, have long argued that the subsidy expansion was too generous to high-income enrollees and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/reel/25473637075567865\">inflated healthcare costs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are never enough subsidies to make health insurance affordable because subsidies are the problem,” said Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. “They are causing people to turn a blind eye to fraud and waste and excessive prices because it’s someone else’s money that they’re spending, not their own.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Helping the poorest?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>People who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid got relief starting in January after Newsom and legislators softened the blow for about 300,000 of the lowest-income enrollees. They offset lost federal premium tax credits for individuals who \u003ca href=\"https://board.coveredca.com/meetings/2026/May%2021,%202026/Presentation_2027_State_Premium_Subsidy_Program_Design.pdf\">earned up to $23,475\u003c/a> last year and partially filled the gap for those who earned up to $25,823.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor now wants to expand subsidies to those who earn up to $31,920 this year for an individual and $66,000 for a family of four — an estimated 218,000 additional people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veronica and William Walter, who live in the San Francisco Bay Area, earn less than $40,000 a year in one of the nation’s most expensive regions. They’re counting on a more generous state healthcare tax credit if they have to pay for health insurance next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086988\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/PricedOutCA2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/PricedOutCA2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/PricedOutCA2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/PricedOutCA2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veronica Walter talks through her financial challenges while sitting at the dining table in her two-bedroom condo in Newark, California. Walter says she wouldn’t be able to afford the nearly $200 monthly premium for health insurance that she and her husband would likely pay on Covered California, even after a proposed expansion of state subsidies. \u003ccite>(Christine Mai-Duc/KFF Health News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A car accident two years ago left William temporarily disabled, qualifying the couple for Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now he’s back at work as a security guard, and Veronica said she’s worried they’ll be kicked off Medi-Cal. She’s even more worried about how they’ll get by with federal premium tax credits not nearly as generous as before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Without it, we’re going to be facing worse problems than we have now,” she said. Under Newsom’s proposal, Veronica and others in the highest eligible income bracket could receive an average monthly subsidy of $36 a person.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“For them, $36 a month is the sort of thing that can make a difference between keeping coverage and losing coverage,” said Peter Lee, former executive director of Covered California. “We can’t fix everything with that gap, but we can focus the dollars on those who need it most.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Walter family, though, may still face a nearly $200 monthly premium payment to cover both of them, $130 more than they previously paid for healthcare and prescriptions through Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can’t afford that, not really,” said Veronica, a pet sitter who works part-time at a school. “A giant state like this with this many people, and this many resources? You can’t just leave the people with nothing for healthcare or healthcare they can’t afford.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California policy researchers and health advocates acknowledge the limits of a partial subsidy but say that concentrating funds on those who earn less is the most efficient way to maximize impact. People who drop coverage are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/what-we-know-so-far-about-2026-aca-marketplace-enrollment-premiums-and-deductibles/#:~:text=Declines%20in%20plan%20sign%2Dups%20for%20young%20adults%20ages%2018%20to%2034%20account%20for%20more%20of%20the%20decrease%20in%20ACA%20Marketplace%20plan%20selections%20than%20any%20other%20age%20group.\">often younger\u003c/a>, healthier, and less likely to have high healthcare costs — all factors that help stabilize the insurance risk pool. Without coverage, Lee said, they’re also more likely to experience debt from medical emergencies or leave unpaid hospital bills that strain the \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5180\">taxpayer-funded safety net\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cary Sanders, senior policy director at the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, a health advocacy group, said the state’s move last year kept low-income enrollment in Covered California steady and reduced racial disparities in coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s working; it’s just that it’s not enough,” Sanders said. “We need the federal subsidies back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Still no help for many\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When Congress passed enhanced subsidies in 2021, it capped monthly premium payments for \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/obamacare-premiums-subsidies-trump-republicans-policy-fallout-kff-analysis/\">even the highest earners\u003c/a> at 8.5% of income. Those temporary enhancements allowed about 8 million Americans to choose robust plans with no monthly premium payment last year and helped double Obamacare enrollment to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/enrollment-growth-in-the-aca-marketplaces/\">an all-time high\u003c/a> of 24 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of last year, 22 million of them lost that help when the GOP Congress blocked the extension.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pressures on Obamacare enrollees don’t stop at premiums. Federal legislation Republicans passed last summer, known as the \u003ca href=\"https://dmhc.ca.gov/Portals/0/Docs/OFR/FSSB/Feb2026/CoveredCaliforniaUpdate.pdf#page=11\">One Big Beautiful Bill Act\u003c/a>, also shortens enrollment windows, tightens income verification requirements for subsidies, and requires enrollees who earn more than they projected to pay back the full amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052592\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-lawn-sign.jpg\" alt=\"Una persona camina sobre la acera, a lado del patio de una casa donde está el letrero de Covered California.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1232\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-lawn-sign.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-lawn-sign-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-lawn-sign-1536x946.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carteles de Covered California en Berkeley el 13 de enero de 2017. A partir del 31 de agosto, los beneficiarios de DACA ya no podrán encontrar planes de salud a través de Covered California. Hay algunas opciones limitadas disponibles. \u003ccite>(Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle vía Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even if Newsom’s proposal passes, most Covered California customers won’t get state help. Nearly 1 million enrollees — 52% — earn above the $31,300-a-year individual earning cutoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Victoria Garzouzi was one of many \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/insurance-premium-payments-terminal-diagnosis-aca-subsidies-covered-california/\">middle-income retirees\u003c/a> hit with one of the most extreme premium increases: The monthly payment for her low-level bronze plan jumped eightfold to $1,600.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make ends meet, she came out of retirement and dipped into her savings. “I’m working to pay for my insurance,” she said. “I am an army of one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite a $6,000 deductible, her health insurance premium payment is more than the mortgage on her two-bedroom house. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Assembly member Dawn Addis, who chairs the chamber’s budget subcommittee on health, suggested Newsom could tap an additional $230 million from a fund for healthcare cost relief — money raised from a state penalty levied on those who can afford to enroll in health insurance but choose not to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers have \u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/california-stockpiles-penalties-from-uninsured-residents-instead-of-lowering-care-costs/\">previously criticized state officials\u003c/a> for socking away much of the penalty revenue, which was supposed to go toward healthcare affordability. After California discontinued its premium subsidies thanks to increased federal assistance, the Newsom administration said the state was saving to help consumers once those temporary subsidies expired. Instead, California borrowed from the subsidy fund to cover state budget shortfalls, to the tune of $771 million. Starting this year, the subsidy fund should see an influx of cash as the state pays back the loan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a May legislative hearing, Joseph Donaldson, then a Department of Finance analyst, said maintaining the reserve was a prudent and financially sustainable approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dylan Roby, a public health professor at the University of California-Irvine who consults for Covered California, said the focus on lower-income enrollees is deliberate. They qualify for federal subsidies that higher earners don’t, maximizing federal investment and strengthening the broader system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You end up with more advanced premium tax credits flowing into the state that you would have been leaving on the table,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers have until June 15 to pass a state budget. Then, Covered California’s board would decide eligibility and benefit amounts, a decision that could come this summer, with new subsidies starting Jan. 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with the extra help, Walter and her husband worry they won’t be able to afford a potential $200 monthly premium payment. Walter said she’d likely have to rely on free clinics or ration medications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I take so many pills, I rattle,” she said. “That, on top of the $200? For us, it really adds up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Are you struggling to afford your health insurance? Have you decided to forgo coverage? \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/help-us-report-on-rising-insurance-costs/\">\u003cem>Click here\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> to contact KFF Health News and share your story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us/\">\u003cem>KFF Health News\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/about-us/\">\u003cem>KFF\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Sarah Jolly has been trying to conceive with her husband for five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple bought a house on the Central Coast in 2021 as newlyweds and thought they were “doing everything correct, financially,” Jolly said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in reality, “we had no idea how many years infertility would strap us” when it came to their finances, she said. “It is one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Testing, \u003cem>traveling \u003c/em>to get tested, seeking a diagnosis and treatments like intrauterine insemination have so far cost the couple around $15,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In vitro fertilization — when \u003ca href=\"https://crh.ucsf.edu/fertility-treatment/in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/\">eggs are paired with sperm in a lab and placed in the uterus\u003c/a> — was out of their reach, price-wise. One cycle of IVF in California could \u003ca href=\"https://www.pfcla.com/blog/ivf-costs-california\">potentially cost more than $20,000\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12070657\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12070657\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/embryologist.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/embryologist.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/embryologist-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/embryologist-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illia Brusianskyi, a senior embryologist in Fountain Valley, CA., prepares embryos for genetic testing on Feb. 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Jay L. Clendenin via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There are so many people in our situation, but also learning that infertility is not covered by insurance,” Jolly said. “It’s not really supported.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s why Jolly is so encouraged by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101912616/new-california-ivf-law-dramatically-expands-access\">a new state law\u003c/a> kicking in this month, which requires large employer-sponsored health plans to cover up to three cycles of IVF, plus other infertility services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love that this law is being passed,” she said. “Taking the financial burden out of those choices would be life-changing for us.”[aside postID=news_12069971 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/GavinNewsomAP.jpg']California is now the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101912616/new-california-ivf-law-dramatically-expands-access\">15th state in the country\u003c/a> to adopt insurance mandates around IVF. The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology’s most recent numbers show that in 2023 alone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.asrm.org/news-and-events/asrm-news/press-releasesbulletins/us-ivf-usage-increases-in-2023-leads-to-over-95000-babies-born/\">95,000 babies were born through IVF usage\u003c/a> in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://stateline.org/2025/08/25/as-republicans-spar-over-ivf-some-turn-to-obscure-maha-backed-alternative/\">conservative attacks on IVF\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://fightforfamilies.resolve.org/\">the overturning of \u003cem>Roe v. Wade\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> — \u003c/em>which previously protected \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/abortion\">abortion rights\u003c/a> in the U.S. — have left \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-the-alabama-ivf-ruling-is-connected-to-upcoming-supreme-court-cases-on-abortion/\">IVF and its providers with an uncertain legal future\u003c/a>, this new state law is another example of how California has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/abortion\">strengthening its reproductive rights\u003c/a> amidst an increasingly hostile federal landscape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101912616/new-california-ivf-law-dramatically-expands-access\">KQED \u003cem>Forum’s\u003c/em>\u003c/a> Mina Kim spoke to Jolly, the bill’s author, San Fernando Valley state Sen. Caroline Menjivar and Shefali Luthra, \u003ca href=\"https://19thnews.org/author/shefali-luthra/\">reporter at The 19th \u003c/a>on what Californians can expect to see from the new IVF law kicking in this January.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What is the new California IVF law? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB729\">new law\u003c/a>, Senate Bill 729, dictates that large insurance groups (defined as \u003ca href=\"https://www.ivyfertility.com/news/california-senate-bill-729-faq\">101 or more employees\u003c/a>) must expand their services to cover infertility treatments and diagnoses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, according to \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB729\">the bill’s text\u003c/a>, large health insurance groups also must be able to cover “a maximum of 3 completed \u003ca href=\"https://www.pfcla.com/blog/egg-retrieval-process-what-to-expect\">oocyte retrievals\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An array of other \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/Portals/0/Docs/OPL/APL25-021-ImplementationofSenateBill729(2024)(12_30_2025).pdf?ver=U9xFsGl6wZuNEyfFwRISFw%3d%3d\">fertility-related services (link to PDF)\u003c/a> may include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Unlimited embryo transfers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tubal evaluation and uterine evaluation\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sperm DNA fragmentation analysis\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Thyroid function testing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ovarian reserve testing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Procurement of donor semen, oocyte and embryo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Physician services, including consultation and referral.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Surgery to treat infertility\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Medication to treat infertility\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Infectious disease screening and testing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Medication to induce ovulation.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that some of these services are for \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/Portals/0/Docs/OPL/APL25-021-ImplementationofSenateBill729(2024)(12_30_2025).pdf?ver=U9xFsGl6wZuNEyfFwRISFw%3d%3d\">“medically necessary”\u003c/a> cases of infertility — like \u003ca href=\"https://resolve.org/learn/financial-resources/insurance-coverage/understanding-californias-ivf-insurance-law/\">egg freezing before cancer treatment\u003c/a>. But the law is “pretty broad in some ways,” \u003ca href=\"https://19thnews.org/author/shefali-luthra/\">The 19th\u003c/a>’s Luthra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s for treatment of infertility diagnosis and fertility treatment even beyond IVF,” Luthra said. “This creates a benefit structure for anyone who is navigating fertility to really get a sense of what might be causing that and how to treat that — whether it is IVF or something else that could help you become a parent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>When does this law kick in?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The law kicks in for health insurance contracts \u003ca href=\"https://sd20.senate.ca.gov/news/millions-californians-now-have-health-plan-coverage-infertility-and-fertility-services\">issued or renewed\u003c/a> on or after January 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the national fertility organization Resolve, if an \u003ca href=\"https://resolve.org/learn/financial-resources/insurance-coverage/understanding-californias-ivf-insurance-law/\">“employer’s plan renews later in the year, coverage under California’s IVF mandate may not begin until that renewal date.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law will be \u003ca href=\"https://sd20.senate.ca.gov/news/millions-californians-now-have-health-plan-coverage-infertility-and-fertility-services\">delayed\u003c/a> for public employees who work for entities like the state government and are covered by \u003ca href=\"https://www.calpers.ca.gov/\">CalPERS\u003c/a>. For them, the law will start on July 1, 2027.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Who does this law impact?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anyone interested in having children. By adjusting the definition of infertility, the state law has now \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/12/aetna-lawsuit-lgbtq-ivf-fertility/\">expanded access\u003c/a> to LGBTQ+ couples or single people who would often have to pay out of pocket for multiple treatments, Mejivar said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, the definition of infertility for major insurance companies like Aetna would include a person \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/12/aetna-lawsuit-lgbtq-ivf-fertility/\">attesting they’d been having heterosexual sex for a year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m glad that we outlawed that 30-year-old description,” Mejivar said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Are there exceptions to the law? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB729\">Religious employers\u003c/a>, small group employers and self-funded employers are \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccrmivf.com/blog/california-sb729-fertility-coverage/\">exempt\u003c/a> from this law. (But they can \u003ca href=\"https://www.blueshieldca.com/en/broker/resources/mandates\">opt to offer\u003c/a> these services, and employees of such organizations can \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccrmivf.com/blog/california-sb729-fertility-coverage/\">discuss options\u003c/a> with their human resources team.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to expanding to small individual health plans, Mejivar is also hoping to see the expansion reach Covered California: the state’s marketplace for plans offered under the Affordable Care Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052572\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/042924_Covered-CA_AH_06.jpg\" alt='A woman wearing a black and white striped shirt walks past a building with a sign that says \"Health Insurance Covered California.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/042924_Covered-CA_AH_06.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/042924_Covered-CA_AH_06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/042924_Covered-CA_AH_06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Covered California Enrollment Center in Chula Vista on April 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Adriana Heldiz / CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We passed my bill, the governor signed it, and it’s now up to the federal government to approve it,” she said. “But we just got a letter that said that [federal officials are] putting a pause on all approvals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t a rejection. They’re just putting a pause,” she added. “We’re hopeful that they’re going to be coming back in approving what’s called the essential health benefits so that we can get more millions of people under other plans covered for IVF and fertility services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sarah Jolly has been trying to conceive with her husband for five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple bought a house on the Central Coast in 2021 as newlyweds and thought they were “doing everything correct, financially,” Jolly said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in reality, “we had no idea how many years infertility would strap us” when it came to their finances, she said. “It is one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Testing, \u003cem>traveling \u003c/em>to get tested, seeking a diagnosis and treatments like intrauterine insemination have so far cost the couple around $15,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In vitro fertilization — when \u003ca href=\"https://crh.ucsf.edu/fertility-treatment/in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/\">eggs are paired with sperm in a lab and placed in the uterus\u003c/a> — was out of their reach, price-wise. One cycle of IVF in California could \u003ca href=\"https://www.pfcla.com/blog/ivf-costs-california\">potentially cost more than $20,000\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12070657\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12070657\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/embryologist.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/embryologist.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/embryologist-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/embryologist-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illia Brusianskyi, a senior embryologist in Fountain Valley, CA., prepares embryos for genetic testing on Feb. 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Jay L. Clendenin via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There are so many people in our situation, but also learning that infertility is not covered by insurance,” Jolly said. “It’s not really supported.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s why Jolly is so encouraged by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101912616/new-california-ivf-law-dramatically-expands-access\">a new state law\u003c/a> kicking in this month, which requires large employer-sponsored health plans to cover up to three cycles of IVF, plus other infertility services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love that this law is being passed,” she said. “Taking the financial burden out of those choices would be life-changing for us.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>California is now the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101912616/new-california-ivf-law-dramatically-expands-access\">15th state in the country\u003c/a> to adopt insurance mandates around IVF. The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology’s most recent numbers show that in 2023 alone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.asrm.org/news-and-events/asrm-news/press-releasesbulletins/us-ivf-usage-increases-in-2023-leads-to-over-95000-babies-born/\">95,000 babies were born through IVF usage\u003c/a> in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://stateline.org/2025/08/25/as-republicans-spar-over-ivf-some-turn-to-obscure-maha-backed-alternative/\">conservative attacks on IVF\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://fightforfamilies.resolve.org/\">the overturning of \u003cem>Roe v. Wade\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> — \u003c/em>which previously protected \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/abortion\">abortion rights\u003c/a> in the U.S. — have left \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-the-alabama-ivf-ruling-is-connected-to-upcoming-supreme-court-cases-on-abortion/\">IVF and its providers with an uncertain legal future\u003c/a>, this new state law is another example of how California has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/abortion\">strengthening its reproductive rights\u003c/a> amidst an increasingly hostile federal landscape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101912616/new-california-ivf-law-dramatically-expands-access\">KQED \u003cem>Forum’s\u003c/em>\u003c/a> Mina Kim spoke to Jolly, the bill’s author, San Fernando Valley state Sen. Caroline Menjivar and Shefali Luthra, \u003ca href=\"https://19thnews.org/author/shefali-luthra/\">reporter at The 19th \u003c/a>on what Californians can expect to see from the new IVF law kicking in this January.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What is the new California IVF law? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB729\">new law\u003c/a>, Senate Bill 729, dictates that large insurance groups (defined as \u003ca href=\"https://www.ivyfertility.com/news/california-senate-bill-729-faq\">101 or more employees\u003c/a>) must expand their services to cover infertility treatments and diagnoses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, according to \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB729\">the bill’s text\u003c/a>, large health insurance groups also must be able to cover “a maximum of 3 completed \u003ca href=\"https://www.pfcla.com/blog/egg-retrieval-process-what-to-expect\">oocyte retrievals\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An array of other \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/Portals/0/Docs/OPL/APL25-021-ImplementationofSenateBill729(2024)(12_30_2025).pdf?ver=U9xFsGl6wZuNEyfFwRISFw%3d%3d\">fertility-related services (link to PDF)\u003c/a> may include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Unlimited embryo transfers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tubal evaluation and uterine evaluation\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sperm DNA fragmentation analysis\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Thyroid function testing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ovarian reserve testing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Procurement of donor semen, oocyte and embryo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Physician services, including consultation and referral.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Surgery to treat infertility\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Medication to treat infertility\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Infectious disease screening and testing\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Medication to induce ovulation.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that some of these services are for \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/Portals/0/Docs/OPL/APL25-021-ImplementationofSenateBill729(2024)(12_30_2025).pdf?ver=U9xFsGl6wZuNEyfFwRISFw%3d%3d\">“medically necessary”\u003c/a> cases of infertility — like \u003ca href=\"https://resolve.org/learn/financial-resources/insurance-coverage/understanding-californias-ivf-insurance-law/\">egg freezing before cancer treatment\u003c/a>. But the law is “pretty broad in some ways,” \u003ca href=\"https://19thnews.org/author/shefali-luthra/\">The 19th\u003c/a>’s Luthra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s for treatment of infertility diagnosis and fertility treatment even beyond IVF,” Luthra said. “This creates a benefit structure for anyone who is navigating fertility to really get a sense of what might be causing that and how to treat that — whether it is IVF or something else that could help you become a parent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>When does this law kick in?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The law kicks in for health insurance contracts \u003ca href=\"https://sd20.senate.ca.gov/news/millions-californians-now-have-health-plan-coverage-infertility-and-fertility-services\">issued or renewed\u003c/a> on or after January 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the national fertility organization Resolve, if an \u003ca href=\"https://resolve.org/learn/financial-resources/insurance-coverage/understanding-californias-ivf-insurance-law/\">“employer’s plan renews later in the year, coverage under California’s IVF mandate may not begin until that renewal date.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law will be \u003ca href=\"https://sd20.senate.ca.gov/news/millions-californians-now-have-health-plan-coverage-infertility-and-fertility-services\">delayed\u003c/a> for public employees who work for entities like the state government and are covered by \u003ca href=\"https://www.calpers.ca.gov/\">CalPERS\u003c/a>. For them, the law will start on July 1, 2027.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Who does this law impact?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anyone interested in having children. By adjusting the definition of infertility, the state law has now \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/12/aetna-lawsuit-lgbtq-ivf-fertility/\">expanded access\u003c/a> to LGBTQ+ couples or single people who would often have to pay out of pocket for multiple treatments, Mejivar said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, the definition of infertility for major insurance companies like Aetna would include a person \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/12/aetna-lawsuit-lgbtq-ivf-fertility/\">attesting they’d been having heterosexual sex for a year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m glad that we outlawed that 30-year-old description,” Mejivar said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Are there exceptions to the law? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB729\">Religious employers\u003c/a>, small group employers and self-funded employers are \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccrmivf.com/blog/california-sb729-fertility-coverage/\">exempt\u003c/a> from this law. (But they can \u003ca href=\"https://www.blueshieldca.com/en/broker/resources/mandates\">opt to offer\u003c/a> these services, and employees of such organizations can \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccrmivf.com/blog/california-sb729-fertility-coverage/\">discuss options\u003c/a> with their human resources team.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to expanding to small individual health plans, Mejivar is also hoping to see the expansion reach Covered California: the state’s marketplace for plans offered under the Affordable Care Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052572\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/042924_Covered-CA_AH_06.jpg\" alt='A woman wearing a black and white striped shirt walks past a building with a sign that says \"Health Insurance Covered California.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/042924_Covered-CA_AH_06.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/042924_Covered-CA_AH_06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/042924_Covered-CA_AH_06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Covered California Enrollment Center in Chula Vista on April 29, 2024. \u003ccite>(Adriana Heldiz / CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We passed my bill, the governor signed it, and it’s now up to the federal government to approve it,” she said. “But we just got a letter that said that [federal officials are] putting a pause on all approvals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t a rejection. They’re just putting a pause,” she added. “We’re hopeful that they’re going to be coming back in approving what’s called the essential health benefits so that we can get more millions of people under other plans covered for IVF and fertility services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cb>Here are the morning’s top stories on Friday, November 14, 2025…\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress ended the shutdown this week, but it didn’t reach a deal on healthcare. Roughly two million Californians who buy insurance through the state’s marketplace now face steep price hikes after the Trump administration refused to extend enhanced federal tax credits. And some Californians can’t afford to keep their coverage.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The federal Department of Justice has \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064030/justice-department-joins-gop-lawsuit-to-block-proposition-50-map\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">joined a lawsuit\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> seeking to overturn Proposition 50, the ballot measure approved by California voters last week, that will redraw the state’s congressional maps. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lawyers representing victims of the Eaton Fire say Southern California Edison is \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/edison-eaton-fire-litigation-mediation\">using delay tactics\u003c/a> in court.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Despite End Of Government Shutdown, Millions Of Californians In Healthcare Limbo\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Roughly two million Californians who buy insurance through the state’s marketplace now face steep price hikes after the Trump administration refused to extend enhanced federal tax credits. That’s because Congress didn’t reach a deal on healthcare while passing a spending plan to fund the government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin Miller was born and raised in California. A 38-year-old actor and writer in Los Angeles, Miller adapts scripts and does some voiceover work. But, artificial intelligence has upended that corner of the industry. “I no longer can afford to remain a creative. I have been trying to find a job for two years,” Miller said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s about to get worse. Miller’s health insurance is increasing by 60% — hundreds of dollars more each month — money Miller and his husband don’t have to spare. “We are suffering. We have not been able to pay our mortgage half the year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miller is like a lot of others right now in California. With Congress still undecided on whether to extend pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies, hundreds of thousands of Californians are preparing for substantial increases in health insurance premiums beginning next year. Carin Lenk Sloane has lived in Davis for the past 26 years. “And now my husband and I are both talking about leaving the U.S. to go to a country where we are not being forced into debt just so that we can have basic healthcare,” she said. Right now, she pays $1,500 a month to cover herself, her husband, and their daughter in college. Next year, the same high deductible plan through Covered California will be well more than double. “Upwards of $44,000 for us next year,” Sloane said. “We just don’t know where we’re gonna find the money to make that happen.” She’s even considering going without healthcare coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064030/justice-department-joins-gop-lawsuit-to-block-proposition-50-map\">\u003cstrong>Justice Department Joins GOP Lawsuit To Block Proposition 50 Map\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Department of Justice on Thursday joined a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063055/california-republicans-sue-over-proposition-50-alleging-unconstitutional-racial-bias\">lawsuit to block\u003c/a> new congressional district lines approved by California voters last week through \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062781/proposition-50-passes-in-california-boosting-democrats-in-fight-for-us-house-control\">Proposition 50\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063005/california-overwhelmingly-approves-prop-50-democrats-celebrate\">championed the congressional maps\u003c/a> as an attempt to help Democrats win more seats in the House of Representatives, countering Republican-led gerrymandering in states such as Texas. But California Republicans argued in a suit filed last week \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12063016/how-prop-50s-win-reshapes-californias-2026-elections\">that the maps\u003c/a> unfairly advantage Latino voters over other Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration joined that lawsuit, asking a judge in the Central District of California to block the new map from taking effect for the 2026 midterm elections. “California Democrats are openly gerrymandering by race in this case,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on social media platform X. “That’s immoral and illegal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Proposition 50 was overwhelmingly approved last week, winning support from 64% of voters. The measure sets aside political lines drawn by an independent citizens commission and enacts a map that could help Democrats flip up to five seats currently held by Republicans — and protect a handful of incumbent Democrats from competitive challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"ArticlePage-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/edison-eaton-fire-litigation-mediation\">Court Filing Alleges Edison Is Delaying Eaton Fire Litigation And Potential Mediation\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lawyers representing victims of the Eaton Fire allege that Southern California Edison is intentionally delaying litigation and potential discussions to enter into a faster mediation process in order to increase participation in its voluntary \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/edison-payout-guide\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">payout program\u003c/a> . The company denies the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26277193-eaton-fire-litigation-amended-joint-case-management-statement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">a joint case management conference statement\u003c/a> filed Thursday afternoon, lawyers with three firms representing Eaton Fire survivors state that Edison has repeatedly delayed trial dates, as well as discussions to enter into a faster mediation process “while, at the same time, peddling their discount settlement program as ‘transparent.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What is abundantly clear is that Defendants [Edison] want to waste judicial resources and subject the community they destroyed to needless delay,” the statement reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawyers argue that Edison International Chief Executive Officer Pedro Pizarro has repeatedly stated publicly that Edison’s equipment likely sparked the Eaton Fire. 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Se estima que 2 mil 300 personas en todo el estado se verían afectadas por este cambio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los funcionarios estatales\u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/newsroom/news-releases/2025/07/31/covered-california-offers-information-and-resources-for-daca-recipients-no-longer-eligible-for-affordable-care-act-coverage/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">están cumpliendo con las nuevas normas\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> de la administración del presidente Donald Trump, que\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2025-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability-final-rule\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">impiden a los beneficiarios de DACA\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> solicitar un seguro en los mercados estatales creados por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (mejor conocida como “Obamacare”) y que también los descalifican de los fondos federales que ayudan a pagar los planes de salud.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Estábamos iniciando el proceso para ampliar la cobertura a los beneficiarios de DACA y estábamos muy emocionados por hacerlo”, dijo Jessica Altman, directora ejecutiva de Covered California. “Desafortunadamente, tendremos que dar un paso atrás”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si usted es beneficiario de DACA o conoce a alguien que lo sea, siga leyendo para saber qué cambios se avecinan en Covered California.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Qué beneficiarios de DACA se ven afectados por estas nuevas normas?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Más de 164 mil beneficiarios de DACA viven en California y muchos de ellos se identifican con el término “DREAMer”. Muchos de ellos reciben cobertura médica a través de sus trabajos, sus familias o Medi-Cal (el programa estatal de Medicaid).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si esta es su situación, estos cambios a nivel federal no afectarán su cobertura.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CA-state-capitol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CA-state-capitol.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CA-state-capitol-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CA-state-capitol-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Capitolio del Estado de California en Sacramento, el 6 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQE)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Si compró su plan visitando la página web de Covered California o llamando al número de la agencia, o se inscribió con la ayuda de una organización comunitaria, en los próximos días recibirá una carta, un correo electrónico o una llamada de un representante de Covered California para informarle sobre el fin de su cobertura.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si tiene seguro médico pero no recuerda cómo consiguió su plan, puede verificar este detalle intentando registrarse al \u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/\">sitio web de Covered California\u003c/a> o llamando directamente al 800-300-1506.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“La gran mayoría de los beneficiarios de DACA en California no verán cambios en su cobertura”, dijo Altman. “Siempre puede llamar a Covered California y verificar si desea estar seguro”.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Si estoy a punto de perder mi cobertura médica porque tengo DACA, ¿qué puedo hacer?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lo mejor que puede hacer ahora mismo es informarse sobre cómo cambiará su plan de salud, dijo Altman. Después del 31 de agosto, los beneficiarios de DACA que pierdan sus planes de Covered California podrán seguir recibiendo atención médica por otras vías:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Un empleador\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si actualmente trabaja para una empreza u organización que ofrece planes de cobertura médica, pregunte a su jefe o al departamento de recursos humanos qué necesita para inscribirse en un plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Un familiar\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si el trabajo de sus padres o cónyuge les ofrece cobertura médica, consulte con ellos sobre la posibilidad de inscribirse en su plan como dependiente. Algunas empresas incluso permiten añadir a parejas que viven juntas pero no están casadas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Medi-Cal (también conocido como Medicaid en California)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Más de 1.6 millones de californianos indocumentados de bajos ingresos tienen un plan de salud, gracias a un programa de Medi-Cal que es financiado exclusivamente por el estado, no por el gobierno federal. Después del 31 de agosto, los beneficiarios de DACA tendrán que ponerse en contacto directamente con \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/CountyOffices.aspx\">la oficina de Medi-Cal de su condado\u003c/a> para solicitar la cobertura, ya no Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/es/services/medi-cal/Pages/DoYouQualifyForMedi-Cal.aspx\">Verifique si su ingreso califica para Medi-Cal.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, tenga en cuenta que queda poco tiempo para conseguir un plan de salud por esta vía: las autoridades estatales tienen previsto \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047647/trumps-health-law-spurs-big-medi-cal-changes-what-californians-need-to-know\">congelar las nuevas inscripciones en Medi-Cal\u003c/a> para los inmigrantes indocumentados mayores de 19 años a principios de 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Su condado\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunos condados del Área de la Bahía cuentan con programas que ayudan a cubrir los costos de servicios de salud específicos para personas sin seguro, y estos no excluyen a los beneficiarios de DACA, entre ellos:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://healthysanfrancisco.org/es/visitors/are-you-eligible/\">Healthy San Francisco\u003c/a>, que cubre la atención primaria y especializada para los residentes de San Francisco, quienes no cumplen los requisitos para Medi-Cal o Covered California, sin importar su estatus migratorio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El programa \u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-insurance/get-insured/basic-health-care\">Basic Health Care\u003c/a> para los residentes del condado de Contra Costa, el cual ayuda a personas que ganan menos del 300 % del nivel federal de pobreza y no pueden inscribirse en Medi-Cal\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otros condados, como Santa Clara, \u003ca href=\"https://health.santaclaracounty.gov/get-help-finding-healthcare-coverage\">tienen sus propios sistemas de salud\u003c/a> y ofrecen ayuda financiera para determinados tratamientos, según sus ingresos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Planes de salud individuales\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aunque los beneficiarios de DACA ya no pueden buscar nuevos planes de salud en la página de Covered California después del 25 de agosto, aún pueden visitar los sitios web de las compañías de seguros y comprar un plan. Sin embargo, usted tendría que pagar el costo total de las primas y los deducibles, ya que no puede recibir los subsidios de Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Una opción de último recurso: Las clínicas comunitarias\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Si se queda sin seguro después del 31 de agosto, recuerde que hay varias clínicas comunitarias en California que ofrecen atención básica gratuita o con tarifas variables. Sin embargo, los servicios que prestan estas clínicas son limitados y no pueden igualar la cobertura de un plan de salud completo HMO o PPO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052595\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-website.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-website.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-website-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/Covered-CA-website-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La página web de Covered California se muestra durante una feria de inscripción en planes de salud en la oficina de SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West el 18 de marzo de 2014, en San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>En el Área de la Bahía, algunas clínicas comunitarias que atienden a residentes sin seguro son:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Free Clinic:\u003c/strong> Ofrece atención primaria a personas sin seguro médico. Para programar una cita, llame al (415) 750-9894 de lunes a viernes, de 10:00 a. m. a 4:30 p. m. Ubicada en 4900 California St., en San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RotaCare Bay Area Clinics:\u003c/strong> Una red de voluntarios recorre el Área de la Bahía para ofrecer diferentes servicios a residentes sin seguro médico. Visitan diferentes ciudades a lo largo del mes. Entre las localidades atendidas se incluyen Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Pittsburg, San José, San Pablo y San Rafael.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ashland Free Medical Clinic:\u003c/strong> Ofrece \u003ca href=\"https://ashlandfreemedical.clinic/\">atención primaria a distancia y en persona\u003c/a>, optometría y servicios de salud mental los sábados en el Este de la Bahía. Llame al (510) 407-2362 con anticipación para verificar su elegibilidad. Ubicada en 6539 Ashland Ave., en San Lorenzo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jewish Community Free Clinic:\u003c/strong> Ofrece atención primaria, pruebas, acupuntura y servicios de terapia. Llene \u003ca href=\"https://www.jewishfreeclinic.org/contact-us-and-directions\">un formulario en línea para solicitar una cita\u003c/a>, que también puede ser virtual. Ubicada en 50 Montgomery Drive, en Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Manténgase en comunicación con sus médicos\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mientras decide qué hará después del 31 de agosto, mantenga informado a su médico de atención primaria, así como a cualquier especialista que consulte, sobre su situación. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>¿Qué beneficiarios de DACA se ven afectados por estas nuevas normas?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Más de 164 mil beneficiarios de DACA viven en California y muchos de ellos se identifican con el término “DREAMer”. Muchos de ellos reciben cobertura médica a través de sus trabajos, sus familias o Medi-Cal (el programa estatal de Medicaid).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si esta es su situación, estos cambios a nivel federal no afectarán su cobertura.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CA-state-capitol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CA-state-capitol.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CA-state-capitol-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CA-state-capitol-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Capitolio del Estado de California en Sacramento, el 6 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQE)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Si compró su plan visitando la página web de Covered California o llamando al número de la agencia, o se inscribió con la ayuda de una organización comunitaria, en los próximos días recibirá una carta, un correo electrónico o una llamada de un representante de Covered California para informarle sobre el fin de su cobertura.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si tiene seguro médico pero no recuerda cómo consiguió su plan, puede verificar este detalle intentando registrarse al \u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/\">sitio web de Covered California\u003c/a> o llamando directamente al 800-300-1506.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“La gran mayoría de los beneficiarios de DACA en California no verán cambios en su cobertura”, dijo Altman. “Siempre puede llamar a Covered California y verificar si desea estar seguro”.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Si estoy a punto de perder mi cobertura médica porque tengo DACA, ¿qué puedo hacer?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lo mejor que puede hacer ahora mismo es informarse sobre cómo cambiará su plan de salud, dijo Altman. Después del 31 de agosto, los beneficiarios de DACA que pierdan sus planes de Covered California podrán seguir recibiendo atención médica por otras vías:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Un empleador\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si actualmente trabaja para una empreza u organización que ofrece planes de cobertura médica, pregunte a su jefe o al departamento de recursos humanos qué necesita para inscribirse en un plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Un familiar\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si el trabajo de sus padres o cónyuge les ofrece cobertura médica, consulte con ellos sobre la posibilidad de inscribirse en su plan como dependiente. Algunas empresas incluso permiten añadir a parejas que viven juntas pero no están casadas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Medi-Cal (también conocido como Medicaid en California)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Más de 1.6 millones de californianos indocumentados de bajos ingresos tienen un plan de salud, gracias a un programa de Medi-Cal que es financiado exclusivamente por el estado, no por el gobierno federal. Después del 31 de agosto, los beneficiarios de DACA tendrán que ponerse en contacto directamente con \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/CountyOffices.aspx\">la oficina de Medi-Cal de su condado\u003c/a> para solicitar la cobertura, ya no Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/es/services/medi-cal/Pages/DoYouQualifyForMedi-Cal.aspx\">Verifique si su ingreso califica para Medi-Cal.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, tenga en cuenta que queda poco tiempo para conseguir un plan de salud por esta vía: las autoridades estatales tienen previsto \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047647/trumps-health-law-spurs-big-medi-cal-changes-what-californians-need-to-know\">congelar las nuevas inscripciones en Medi-Cal\u003c/a> para los inmigrantes indocumentados mayores de 19 años a principios de 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Su condado\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunos condados del Área de la Bahía cuentan con programas que ayudan a cubrir los costos de servicios de salud específicos para personas sin seguro, y estos no excluyen a los beneficiarios de DACA, entre ellos:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://healthysanfrancisco.org/es/visitors/are-you-eligible/\">Healthy San Francisco\u003c/a>, que cubre la atención primaria y especializada para los residentes de San Francisco, quienes no cumplen los requisitos para Medi-Cal o Covered California, sin importar su estatus migratorio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El programa \u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-insurance/get-insured/basic-health-care\">Basic Health Care\u003c/a> para los residentes del condado de Contra Costa, el cual ayuda a personas que ganan menos del 300 % del nivel federal de pobreza y no pueden inscribirse en Medi-Cal\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otros condados, como Santa Clara, \u003ca href=\"https://health.santaclaracounty.gov/get-help-finding-healthcare-coverage\">tienen sus propios sistemas de salud\u003c/a> y ofrecen ayuda financiera para determinados tratamientos, según sus ingresos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Planes de salud individuales\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aunque los beneficiarios de DACA ya no pueden buscar nuevos planes de salud en la página de Covered California después del 25 de agosto, aún pueden visitar los sitios web de las compañías de seguros y comprar un plan. Sin embargo, usted tendría que pagar el costo total de las primas y los deducibles, ya que no puede recibir los subsidios de Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Una opción de último recurso: Las clínicas comunitarias\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Si se queda sin seguro después del 31 de agosto, recuerde que hay varias clínicas comunitarias en California que ofrecen atención básica gratuita o con tarifas variables. 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Para programar una cita, llame al (415) 750-9894 de lunes a viernes, de 10:00 a. m. a 4:30 p. m. Ubicada en 4900 California St., en San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RotaCare Bay Area Clinics:\u003c/strong> Una red de voluntarios recorre el Área de la Bahía para ofrecer diferentes servicios a residentes sin seguro médico. Visitan diferentes ciudades a lo largo del mes. Entre las localidades atendidas se incluyen Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Pittsburg, San José, San Pablo y San Rafael.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ashland Free Medical Clinic:\u003c/strong> Ofrece \u003ca href=\"https://ashlandfreemedical.clinic/\">atención primaria a distancia y en persona\u003c/a>, optometría y servicios de salud mental los sábados en el Este de la Bahía. Llame al (510) 407-2362 con anticipación para verificar su elegibilidad. 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"content": "\u003cp>Californians who get their health insurance through the state’s marketplace will see \u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/newsroom/news-releases/2025/08/14/covered-california-rates-and-plans-for-2026-consumer-affordability-on-the-line-with-uncertainty-surrounding-federal-premium-tax-credit-extension/\">premiums increase by an average of 10.3%\u003c/a> next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Covered California officials on Thursday announced the first double-digit rate increase since 2018, saying it represents a “confluence” of factors putting upward pressure on the market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rising health care costs, the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies and policy-driven market uncertainty together are fueling the hike, Covered California Director Jessica Altman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurers in recent years have expected health care costs to increase by about 8% each year. That makes up the bulk of next year’s increase. But Altman said about 2% of the rate increase in the state’s version of the Affordable Care Act marketplace is based on \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/07/gop-budget-increases-health-insurance-costs/\">federal financial assistance that expires at the end of the year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/07/federal-budget-health-care-medicaid-medi-cal/\">President Donald Trump’s signature spending and tax reform bill\u003c/a> — the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — left out funding for enhanced premium tax credits used by more than 90% of Affordable Care Act enrollees nationwide. Congress enacted these subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure people had health insurance. Since then, Affordable Care Act enrollment has nearly doubled nationwide from 12 million to 24 million people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve never been through a loss in affordability like the expiration of the enhanced tax credits,” Altman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-regulation/mh-congress-medicare-advantage-telehealth-doctor-pay/\">Congress could still decide to re-up the subsidies in September\u003c/a>. If it doesn’t, California will lose about $2.1 billion in enhanced tax credits for consumers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Double whammy for consumers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ariana Brill, a certified health insurance agent who helps people enroll in Covered California, said if the enhanced subsidies aren’t renewed, consumers’ pocketbooks will be hit twice next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll see rates go up. We’ll see assistance go down. And the net premium, the consumer’s take home price, is going to go up considerably,” Brill said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open enrollment typically starts on Nov. 1, but Brill said clients are already calling her with concerns about increases. A majority of her clients, about 2,600 of them, will have to pay significantly more for health care if Congress doesn’t extend the enhanced subsidies, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that happens, Brill said she expects some people to switch to less comprehensive, lower-cost plans to make ends meet. Others will drop coverage altogether. [aside postID=\"news_12049673,news_12051104\" label=\"Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For most people, affordability is a huge part of their decision making. Very few of us have the luxury of buying things without looking at the price,” Brill said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials recently took steps to ease the potential loss of federal subsidies for the lowest-income Covered California members. The state will spend $190 million to maintain subsidies for people earning up to 150% of the federal poverty level (individuals earning about $23,000 or families of four earning about $48,000).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, that investment is far short of the $2.1 billion the state stands to lose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Covered California’s previous estimates indicate that 600,000 people could drop coverage as a result of lost subsidies and rising costs. That, in turn, could make health care even more expensive, experts say. That’s because younger and healthier people tend to forego coverage first, leaving sicker and more costly people behind. To meet their needs, insurers have to charge more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With those lower utilization people leaving the marketplace, which leaves only the high cost users in the pool, it drives up premiums for those who are left,” said Matthew McGough, a policy analyst for KFF’s Affordable Care Act program who co-authored a recent\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-much-and-why-aca-marketplace-premiums-are-going-up-in-2026/#Distribution%20of%20proposed%202026%20rate%20changes%20among%20312%20ACA%20Marketplace%20insurers\"> study looking at 2026 premium increases\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More people seeking health care and higher prices are already the primary factor driving annual rate increases, McGough said. Some of that can be attributed to the aging population and widespread use of costly pharmaceuticals like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat diabetes and other chronic health conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But insurers nationally and in California have pointed out other factors contributing significantly to increased costs. These include tariffs on drugs and medical devices, enrollment and eligibility changes included in Trump’s budget package, and inflation. Most insurers are assuming Congress won’t extend the enhanced premium tax credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nationally, the median premium increase for next year is 18%, according to the KFF analysis. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052590/fin-de-covered-california-para-beneficiarios-de-daca\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 31, Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, will stop offering coverage to residents who are part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/daca\">Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals\u003c/a> program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means DACA recipients who currently have health insurance through Covered California, approximately 2,300 people statewide, will lose their existing coverage by the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/newsroom/news-releases/2025/07/31/covered-california-offers-information-and-resources-for-daca-recipients-no-longer-eligible-for-affordable-care-act-coverage/\">are complying with new rules\u003c/a> from President Donald Trump’s administration, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2025-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability-final-rule\">block DACA recipients\u003c/a> from seeking insurance in state marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act and also disqualify them from federal funds to help pay for their health plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were at the start of a journey to expand coverage to our DACA recipients and were incredibly excited to do that,” said Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California. “Unfortunately, we’re gonna have to move backwards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re on DACA or you know someone who is, keep reading for what to know about these upcoming changes to Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Which DACA recipients are affected by these new rules?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>More than 164,000 DACA recipients \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/Active_DACA_Recipients_March_FY23_qtr2.pdf\">live in California\u003c/a>. Many of them have health insurance through their jobs, their family or through Medi-Cal (the state’s Medicaid program).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this is your situation, these changes at the federal level will \u003cem>not \u003c/em>impact your coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you bought your plan by visiting the Covered California website or calling the agency’s number or signed up with the help of a community organization, you’ll receive a letter, email or call in the coming days from a Covered California representative about your coverage ending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have health insurance but don’t remember how you found your plan, you can double-check by logging into \u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/\">Covered California’s website\u003c/a> or calling directly at 800-300-1506.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The vast majority of DACA recipients in California are not going to see changes in their coverage,” Altman said. “You can always call Covered California and double-check if you want to be sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If I’m about to lose my Covered California health care because I’m on DACA, what can I do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The best thing you can do right now is educate yourself on how your access to health care will change, Altman said. After Aug. 31, DACA recipients who lose their Covered California plans can still get health care through other methods:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>An employer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you currently work for an employer that offers health care benefits or you know you will in the future, ask your boss or human resources department about what you need to join a plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A family member\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If their job covers your spouse or parents, check in with them about possibly joining their plan as a dependent. 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The services provided by these clinics, however, are limited and cannot match the range covered by an HMO or PPO plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, some community clinics serving uninsured residents are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12051124\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12051124\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/479421059_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/479421059_qed-1.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/479421059_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/479421059_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Covered California website is displayed during a health care enrollment fair at the office of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West on March 18, 2014, in San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Free Clinic:\u003c/strong> Offers primary care to uninsured people. To make an appointment, call 415-750-9894 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. \u003cem>Located at 4900 California St., in San Francisco.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RotaCare Bay Area Clinics:\u003c/strong> A network of volunteers travel around the Bay Area staffing clinics that serve uninsured residents a few times each month. \u003cem>Locations served include Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Pittsburg, San José, San Pablo and San Rafael.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ashland Free Medical Clinic:\u003c/strong> Offers remote and in-person primary care, optometry and mental health services on Saturdays. Call 510-407-2362 ahead of time to check eligibility. \u003cem>Located at 6539 Ashland Ave., in San Lorenzo.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jewish Community Free Clinic:\u003c/strong> Offers primary care, testing, acupuncture and therapy services. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were at the start of a journey to expand coverage to our DACA recipients and were incredibly excited to do that,” said Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California. “Unfortunately, we’re gonna have to move backwards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re on DACA or you know someone who is, keep reading for what to know about these upcoming changes to Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Which DACA recipients are affected by these new rules?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>More than 164,000 DACA recipients \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/Active_DACA_Recipients_March_FY23_qtr2.pdf\">live in California\u003c/a>. Many of them have health insurance through their jobs, their family or through Medi-Cal (the state’s Medicaid program).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this is your situation, these changes at the federal level will \u003cem>not \u003c/em>impact your coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you bought your plan by visiting the Covered California website or calling the agency’s number or signed up with the help of a community organization, you’ll receive a letter, email or call in the coming days from a Covered California representative about your coverage ending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have health insurance but don’t remember how you found your plan, you can double-check by logging into \u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/\">Covered California’s website\u003c/a> or calling directly at 800-300-1506.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The vast majority of DACA recipients in California are not going to see changes in their coverage,” Altman said. “You can always call Covered California and double-check if you want to be sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If I’m about to lose my Covered California health care because I’m on DACA, what can I do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The best thing you can do right now is educate yourself on how your access to health care will change, Altman said. After Aug. 31, DACA recipients who lose their Covered California plans can still get health care through other methods:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>An employer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you currently work for an employer that offers health care benefits or you know you will in the future, ask your boss or human resources department about what you need to join a plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A family member\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If their job covers your spouse or parents, check in with them about possibly joining their plan as a dependent. Some companies even allow domestic partners to be added, but this varies by employer.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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But without the subsidies from Covered California, you would have to pay for the full cost of premiums and deductibles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Community clinics\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you end up uninsured for some time after Aug. 31, remember that there are multiple community clinics in California that offer basic care for free or at a sliding scale. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new federal budget signed into law by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/donald-trump\">President Donald Trump\u003c/a> is expected to raise some health care insurance premiums and force millions off coverage, reverberating the most in\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047647/trumps-health-law-spurs-big-medi-cal-changes-what-californians-need-to-know\"> lower-income families and communities\u003c/a> that are already struggling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s new budget reduces spending for Medicaid — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047635\">called Medi-Cal in California\u003c/a> — by $1 trillion over the next 10 years. These savings would happen in part because new requirements will result in people falling off coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, some people enrolled in Covered California, the state’s marketplace for subsidized health plans, can expect new rules and higher costs, which means more people will be unable to afford the insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next 10 years, the federal changes are estimated to cost the state $28.4 billion and result in 3.4 million Californians losing coverage, according to an estimate from Gov. Gavin Newsom and state health officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Less federal funding for Medi-Cal means California will have to make decisions on who is covered and which services are offered. That loss of coverage could be a big blow to California, where lawmakers like to boast about having one of the nation’s lowest uninsured rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031545\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/033023_Hollister-Hospital_LV_CM_21-copy.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12031545\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/033023_Hollister-Hospital_LV_CM_21-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/033023_Hollister-Hospital_LV_CM_21-copy.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/033023_Hollister-Hospital_LV_CM_21-copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/033023_Hollister-Hospital_LV_CM_21-copy-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/033023_Hollister-Hospital_LV_CM_21-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/033023_Hollister-Hospital_LV_CM_21-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/033023_Hollister-Hospital_LV_CM_21-copy-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">More Californians are using Medi-Cal for health care coverage than state officials expected, and the Newsom administration is moving money from the general fund to cover increased costs. Here, Medical personnel work in the emergency room unit at the Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister on March 30, 2023. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Alex Rossel, CEO of the community clinic Families Together of Orange County, says as people lose coverage, they’ll get sicker and be left in debt. “All that hard work that clinics have been doing to help people manage their chronic illnesses… is going to be in jeopardy,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the effects of these changes could be felt beyond people enrolled in Medi-Cal and Covered California as clinics and hospitals warn that their financial challenges are likely to be exacerbated. Some may have to reduce services or close their doors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are five things to know about how the new federal budget will affect Californians:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Some Medi-Cal enrollees will have work requirements and co-pays \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Most notably, the new law requires adults ages 19 to 64 to report at least 80 hours a month of “community engagement,” which could be employment, school or volunteer work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who fail to do so will no longer qualify for Medi-Cal. Parents of children 13 and under and people with mental and physical disabilities will be exempt from the work requirements. The new requirement takes effect Dec. 31, 2026, although states could choose to start sooner.[aside postID=news_12047647 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/03/hospital-1180x787.jpg']The Urban Institute estimates that this rule alone could force \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/05/medicaid-work-requirement-california-congress/\">up to 1.4 million Californians\u003c/a> off their Medi-Cal insurance in the first year of implementation — not necessarily because they don’t work, but because filing paperwork is likely to pose a challenge for many enrollees. Enrollment counselors say some workers, such as housekeepers and gardeners, don’t have regular paychecks or documentation to prove their employment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This same group of adults will have to reapply for coverage every six months, instead of once a year. And those who earn more than $15,060 a year, starting in October 2028, may have a co-pay of up to $35 per visit — although the exact amount will be up to states. Some visits will be exempt, such as prenatal and primary care, pediatric care and emergency room visits. (A single adult qualifies for Medi-Cal with an annual income of up to $21,597.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Higher premiums for Covered California\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One of the most significant changes is by omission: The Republican-led Congress opted to not renew some Affordable Care Act subsidies that will expire at the end of this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 90% of Californians who purchase insurance through Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act insurance exchange, receive financial assistance from federal subsidies that help lower monthly premiums.[aside postID=news_12039102 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/072820-Doctor-Pediatrician-Kid-GETTY-CM-01-copy-1020x680.jpg']On average, for all enrollees, premiums are expected to increase by 66%, or $101, per month starting next year. Lower-income people will see the biggest premium increase because they receive more subsidies, said Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those making less than 400% of the federal poverty level (about $60,240 per year for an individual) are \u003ca href=\"https://hbex.coveredca.com/data-research/library/Brief%201%20IRA%20ACA%20Premium%20Impacts%202025.pdf\">projected to pay an average of $191 more monthly\u003c/a>, according to Covered California data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 170,000 middle-income enrollees will lose financial assistance entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other changes made in Trump’s sweeping budget and policy bill include the elimination of automatic renewal, more income verification requirements and limiting special enrollment periods. The groups most likely to forego coverage because of administrative barriers are those who are young and healthy, Altman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Combined, the added enrollment complexities, along with higher out-of-pocket costs, are expected to drive nearly 600,000 Californians off of coverage, according to Covered California projections.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Hospital cuts could impact everyone\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When people lose coverage, they are likely to skip routine care; they wait until they are very sick and then visit an emergency room. And without insurance, most people cannot afford to pay their hospital bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For hospitals, more uninsured patients means less compensation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/pexels-thirdman-5327584.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/pexels-thirdman-5327584.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph of a person with lighter skin in medical uniform wearing a stethoscope, attending to another person whose face we can't see, wearing a beige shirt.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/pexels-thirdman-5327584.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/pexels-thirdman-5327584-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/pexels-thirdman-5327584-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/pexels-thirdman-5327584-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/pexels-thirdman-5327584-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medi-Cal eligibility changes mean you’ll need to take action to keep your coverage, starting April. \u003ccite>(Thirdman/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The law also adds new restrictions on provider taxes that states levy on hospitals and insurers to draw down matching federal funds to help pay for Medi-Cal. Hospitals receive payments from the revenue generated by these taxes that help them fill the gaps from traditional reimbursement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rural and community hospitals that care for a large share of low-income patients enrolled in Medi-Cal may have an especially difficult time absorbing the losses, so they may have to \u003ca href=\"https://www.aha.org/press-releases/2025-07-01-aha-statement-senate-passage-one-big-beautiful-bill-act\">cut services, reduce staff or close\u003c/a>, hospital leaders say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hospitals will be forced to make difficult decisions, and access to vital health care services will be jeopardized for all Californians — not just those who rely on Medi-Cal for their health care coverage,” Carmela Coyle, the president of the California Hospital Association said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent press briefing, Newsom noted that a number of hospitals in California have been struggling for some time. In 2023, California \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2023/08/california-hospitals-bailout-loans/\">rolled out $300 million in interest-free loans\u003c/a> to bail out 17 distressed hospitals. The state, currently dealing with a budget deficit, would have a harder time helping hospitals again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those distressed hospital loans came at a time of abundance. Those distressed hospital loans came at a time when we had much more stability with state funds and federal funds, and they were 3x the request for support,” Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>A funding ban for Planned Parenthood\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Effective immediately after Trump signed the bill, Planned Parenthood clinics were banned from receiving federal Medi-Cal payments. Three days later, a federal judge \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/planned-parenthood-medicaid-funding.html\">temporarily blocked the funding cut\u003c/a> after Planned Parenthood sued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as the litigation plays out, advocates say the move could be financially devastating to clinics across the country. In California, a million people use Planned Parenthood clinics each year, and Medi-Cal makes up 80% of its patients.[aside postID=news_12048636 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-1020x680.jpg']Federal law already prohibits the use of federal dollars to pay for abortions except in\u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-hyde-amendment-and-coverage-for-abortion-services-under-medicaid-in-the-post-roe-era/\"> extremely limited instances\u003c/a>. But Planned Parenthood does much more than that for patients. While it’s the largest abortion provider in the state, abortions account for less than 10% of its services. Contraceptives, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment and check ups account for the vast majority of patient visits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Planned Parenthood clinics stand to lose more than $300 million, jeopardizing their ability to remain open. The national Planned Parenthood association estimates that 200 clinics across two dozen states are at risk of closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All clinics are open and taking patients, said Jodi Hicks, affiliate CEO and president. But the funding cuts could amount to a de facto abortion ban because in many California communities, Planned Parenthood is the only provider that performs abortions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People should be angry,” Hicks said. “We will fight back with every tool that we have to ensure that patients are able to be seen at our health centers, but the damage of defunding an entity that has such a large footprint in California is deep.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Some kids will lose health care and food stamps \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The vast majority of health and social services cuts in the federal budget are aimed at adults, but experts say \u003ca href=\"https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/9fd8e81d-74db-00ef-d0b1-5d17c12fdda9/2c986338-438c-491e-9420-e07c99ead14d/No%20Place%20to%20Hide%20-%20Children%20Will%20Be%20Hurt%20by%20Medicaid%20Cuts%20-%20Brief%20FINAL%2005%2006%202025.pdf\">kids will suffer as well\u003c/a>. That’s because many of the changes implemented for adults, like work requirements and more frequent income eligibility checks can impact the eligibility of the entire family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of ways that kids can fall through the cracks,” said Mike Odeh, senior health policy director for Children Now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 5.5 million children in California, half of the state’s youths, use Medi-Cal. The state insurance program also pays for some school-based health services, such as counseling and speech therapy.[aside postID=news_12021287 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/20241112_TRADITIONALHEALING_GC-15-KQED-1020x680.jpg']One of the biggest health cuts targeting children specifically restricts eligibility for the Children’s Health Insurance Program to legal permanent residents, meaning other immigrant children with temporary legal status such as visas or refugee status could not qualify. 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His ordeal, for the most part, left his friends and family in the dark, until he was finally able to return home.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a judge to bring LA County’s juvenile halls \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/ca-attorney-general-asks-court-to-put-la-countys-juvenile-halls-under-state-control\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">under state control.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The new federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump is expected \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/07/gop-budget-increases-health-insurance-costs/\">to negatively impact\u003c/a> many people enrolled in Covered California, the state’s marketplace for subsidized health plans.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-22/ice-arrests-daca-recipient-at-california-car-wash\">\u003cstrong>Deaf Immigrant Recounts Trauma After Being Detained By ICE\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Javier Diaz Santana is deaf and primarily communicates through sign language. The 32-year-old came to the United States when he was five. His parents were worried about what services he would have access to to help with his disabilities. So they settled in South Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He went to a school that specializes in working with deaf and hard of hearing students. And he was able to build a life for himself. He got protection from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, in 2013 and has continually renewed it. He was hired at a car wash in Temple City in 2020 and has worked there ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But last month, that business was one of several hit by immigration agents, as the Trump administration ratcheted up enforcement efforts across Southern California. Because of his disability, he couldn’t hear the commotion surrounding him. LA Times reporter Brittny Mejia, who spoke with Diaz Santana and his family, said he was eventually detained. “He was like, okay, they’re probably going to want to see my ID. So he takes his wallet out to show them. And he said that one of the agents took his wallet from him, with his real ID in it,” Mejia said. “And then he takes this phone out so he could tell them about his disability, because that’s how he can communicate. And they just take his phone away. They put him into one of the SUV’s. After they’ve handcuffed him, they start typing a message to him, ‘what country are you from?’ And he’s trying to gesture at them, I can’t sign, I can’t communicate, my hands are cuffed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He was eventually taken to a detention center in downtown Los Angeles. His family was trying to get in touch with him, but eventually, through an ICE locator, they found out he had been deported to El Paso, Texas. Immigration officials explained that being part of DACA does not give him legal status, but they didn’t explain why he was in custody, especially since he didn’t have a criminal record. Throughout this process, Diaz Santana said he was not given the accommodations for his disability. The federal government denies these claims, saying they gave him a communication board and an American Sign Language interpreter. But Diaz Santana tells the Times the first time anyone spoke to him in sign language was at his bond hearing, which was on July 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mejia reports that Diaz Santana is back at work, but his family says he’s much more cautious about going out. He’s saddled with an ankle monitor and is afraid of getting it wet or straying too far from home, fearing he might get picked up by ICE again. The car wash has supported his efforts to get re-acclimated, and his attorney said that since his story was published, she’s received many messages from the community from people offering to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"ArticlePage-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/ca-attorney-general-asks-court-to-put-la-countys-juvenile-halls-under-state-control\">\u003cstrong>CA Attorney General Wants Changes For LA County’s Juvenile Halls\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a judge to put Los Angeles County juvenile halls \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-asks-court-place-los-angeles-county-juvenile-halls\">under state control.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move comes after a litany of scandals at county facilities, including overdoses and accusations of gladiator fights. “Let me be clear, this is the last resort,” Bonta said. “ But it’s also the one path left to protect the safety, dignity, and basic rights of the young people in these facilities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta repeatedly laid blame on the county for failing to address the crises at its youth facilities. In 2021, the attorney general issued a judgement demanding the county come into compliance after a state investigation found that there were “unsafe and illegal” conditions at county juvenile halls. Bonta said Wednesday that the county was out of compliance with 75% of the provisions in that agreement. “ We gave the county numerous opportunities to fix this on its own,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to place the facilities\u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/FILED%20Declaration_in_Support_of_Ex_Parte_Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu> into a receivership\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. The court-appointed receiver would be able to hire and fire county employees, create policies at the facilities and acquire equipment to bring the county into compliance, according to the court filing. The Los Angeles County Probation Department responded to the news calling Bonta’s filing misleading. In a statement, county spokesperson Vicky Waters said the department was concerned that the request seeks “expansive authority through an expedited court process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"entry-title \">\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/07/gop-budget-increases-health-insurance-costs/\">\u003cstrong>How GOP Budget Bill Will Affect The Cost Of California Health Insurance\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Heather Altman quit her corporate job and opened an environmental consulting business in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act made it possible for her to afford independent health insurance. Her monthly premium for a platinum plan was $356.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, Altman has downgraded to a gold plan and pays $1,147 per month. That’s a 222% increase over the past decade for less comprehensive coverage. Medical inflation has always outpaced general inflation, but early analyses project premiums will increase even more dramatically as a result of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text?s=1&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22chamberActionDateCode%3A%5C%222025-07-01%7C119%7C17000%5C%22+AND+billIsReserved%3A%5C%22N%5C%22%22%7D\">reconciliation budget recently signed by President Donald Trump\u003c/a>, and Altman is worried she won’t be able to pay for health insurance any longer. “Since the Senate passed this monstrosity I’ve been trying to figure out how I can land on my feet,” Altman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altman is one of nearly 2 million people in California who rely on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, commonly known as Obamacare or Covered California. The majority of enrollees are lower- to middle-income earners making $60,240 or less as individuals or $124,800 or less as a family of four. Nearly 800,000 people in California make half that amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Trump’s budget bill made \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/tracking-the-affordable-care-act-provisions-in-the-2025-budget-bill/\">significant changes to Covered California\u003c/a> that experts and \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/early-indications-of-the-impact-of-the-enhanced-premium-tax-credit-expiration-on-2026-marketplace-premiums/\">insurers\u003c/a> say will increase out-of-pocket costs for consumers. In California on average, premiums are expected to increase by 66%, or $101, per month starting next year without subsidies, according to \u003ca href=\"https://hbex.coveredca.com/data-research/library/Brief%201%20IRA%20ACA%20Premium%20Impacts%202025.pdf\">projections from Covered California\u003c/a>. Lower-income people will see even higher increases because they receive more subsidies. Those making less than 400% of the federal poverty level (about $60,240 per year for an individual) are projected to pay an average of $191 more monthly, according to Covered California data. More than 170,000 middle-income enrollees will lose financial assistance entirely. Some federal subsidies will still be available, but they are less comprehensive than the enhanced subsidies, and fewer people qualify.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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And if it was to be removed, as has been shown in Canada and Alaska and Israel, when that is removed, tooth decay will increase. The studies that have been shown to do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"entry-title \">\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/capitol/2024/11/california-budget-deficit-legislative-analyst/\">\u003cstrong>California’s Budget Is ‘Roughly Balanced,’ But Deficits Could Grow Under Trump\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With tax revenues from high-earning Californians rebounding in recent months, the Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal adviser projects that the state budget remains “roughly balanced,” but spending growth is expected to drive increasing deficits in the years ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That could make it difficult for Gov. 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"content": "\u003cp>State officials are urging uninsured residents to sign up for health insurance through \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/covered-california\">Covered California \u003c/a>despite uncertainty around the future of the subsidized health care plans under President-elect Donald Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#sign-up-aca-daca\">How to sign up for health care through Covered California if you’re a DACA recipient\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Next year also marks the first time these subsidized plans will be available for immigrants who arrived in the country as children and have been allowed to stay under the federal \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/daca\">Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals\u003c/a> policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With open enrollment ongoing, Covered California officials spoke in San Francisco on Wednesday as part of an effort to increase awareness of the state’s insurance marketplace — established in part through the Affordable Care Act — and the new eligibility for DACA recipients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s incoming administration will likely target both the ACA and DACA — as he did during his first term in office — raising questions about how long the two programs will last and Californians’ access to the subsidized insurance plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Though none of us know exactly what will happen in the future, we are certain that the Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land and that Californians will have more financial assistance available to them than ever before in 2025,” says Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12014436 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/GettyImages-1217922027_edited-1020x678.png']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open enrollment for Covered California began Nov. 1. Those who enroll before the end of the year will have coverage beginning at the start of 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We begin this open enrollment with record-high numbers of enrollees and California’s lowest uninsured rate to date. … Our total number of enrollees has risen by 15% overall in the past four years, with our largest gains among our communities of color,” Altman says. “The Greater Bay Area enrollment is up over 7% in the past four years, with over 330,000 Californians now enrolled in Covered California coverage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, many in California continue to go without health insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Altman highlighted that roughly 1.3 million Californians are uninsured despite being eligible for low-cost coverage through Covered California or free insurance through Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigrants under DACA were granted access to Affordable Care Act plans after the Biden administration chose to expand the definition of those who are “legally present” in the country to include DACA recipients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A group of 19 states have since decided to sue the federal government over that decision. They argue that the expansion creates an additional burden on those states by requiring them to insure immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also argue that DACA recipients are not in the country legally and that offering them coverage through the ACA “encourages unlawfully present alien beneficiaries to remain in the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until a judge rules on that lawsuit, however, Altman says California’s roughly 40,000 eligible DACA recipients are encouraged to enroll through Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In fact, DACA recipients can enroll through a special enrollment period and gain coverage on Dec. 1. So if you need care, if you haven’t gotten your checkup, if you are one of our DACA recipients, we’re here for you right now,” Altman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open enrollment ends on Jan. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sign-up-aca-daca\">\u003c/a>How to sign up for health care through Covered California if you’re a DACA recipient\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When do I have to sign up?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open enrollment for health care coverage through Covered California started Nov. 1, and your last day to \u003ca href=\"http://coveredca.com\">sign up at CoveredCA.com\u003c/a> is Jan. 31. 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If you sign up in December, your coverage will begin in January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As a DACA recipient, what will I be asked when submitting my application?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://hbex.coveredca.com/toolkit/downloads/DACA_Fact_Sheet_ENG.pdf\">You’ll be “asked to provide document information\u003c/a> or a copy of your documents to show proof of immigration or lawful presence,” according to Covered California, and you can use either:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Your Notice of Action (I-797), issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), that shows that your “deferred action” status was approved\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Your Employment Authorization Document (I-766), or EAD, that shows you’re authorized to work in the U.S.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I don’t have those documents right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should still apply, Covered California says. If you can’t provide the documentation during your application process, you’ll be considered “conditionally eligible” \u003cem>if \u003c/em>you meet all other eligibility requirements and will get 95 days to submit the required documentation once you’ve obtained it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Does applying for Covered California make me a public charge?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/learning-center/information-for-immigrants/public-charge/\">No, the state says\u003c/a>: “In general, applying for health insurance coverage through Covered California and receiving financial assistance for a Covered California health plan or receiving low- or no-cost coverage through Medi-Cal will not make an individual a ‘\u003ca href=\"https://documentedny.com/2021/04/04/public-charge-rule-explained/\">public charge\u003c/a>.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It won’t affect your immigration status or your future chances of becoming a lawful permanent resident or a naturalized citizen, Covered California says. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open enrollment for Covered California began Nov. 1. Those who enroll before the end of the year will have coverage beginning at the start of 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We begin this open enrollment with record-high numbers of enrollees and California’s lowest uninsured rate to date. … Our total number of enrollees has risen by 15% overall in the past four years, with our largest gains among our communities of color,” Altman says. “The Greater Bay Area enrollment is up over 7% in the past four years, with over 330,000 Californians now enrolled in Covered California coverage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, many in California continue to go without health insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citing the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Altman highlighted that roughly 1.3 million Californians are uninsured despite being eligible for low-cost coverage through Covered California or free insurance through Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigrants under DACA were granted access to Affordable Care Act plans after the Biden administration chose to expand the definition of those who are “legally present” in the country to include DACA recipients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A group of 19 states have since decided to sue the federal government over that decision. They argue that the expansion creates an additional burden on those states by requiring them to insure immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also argue that DACA recipients are not in the country legally and that offering them coverage through the ACA “encourages unlawfully present alien beneficiaries to remain in the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until a judge rules on that lawsuit, however, Altman says California’s roughly 40,000 eligible DACA recipients are encouraged to enroll through Covered California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In fact, DACA recipients can enroll through a special enrollment period and gain coverage on Dec. 1. So if you need care, if you haven’t gotten your checkup, if you are one of our DACA recipients, we’re here for you right now,” Altman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open enrollment ends on Jan. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sign-up-aca-daca\">\u003c/a>How to sign up for health care through Covered California if you’re a DACA recipient\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When do I have to sign up?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open enrollment for health care coverage through Covered California started Nov. 1, and your last day to \u003ca href=\"http://coveredca.com\">sign up at CoveredCA.com\u003c/a> is Jan. 31. But if you qualify for Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program), which\u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/publications/Pages/Deferred-Action-for-Childhood-Arrivals-FAQ.aspx\"> DACA recipients are also eligible for,\u003c/a> you can sign up for Covered California any time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If I sign up, when will my health plan start?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your health plan starts the first day of the month after you submit your application. So, if you want health care through Covered California on Dec. 1, you’ll have to sign up before November is over. If you sign up in December, your coverage will begin in January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As a DACA recipient, what will I be asked when submitting my application?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://hbex.coveredca.com/toolkit/downloads/DACA_Fact_Sheet_ENG.pdf\">You’ll be “asked to provide document information\u003c/a> or a copy of your documents to show proof of immigration or lawful presence,” according to Covered California, and you can use either:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Your Notice of Action (I-797), issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), that shows that your “deferred action” status was approved\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Your Employment Authorization Document (I-766), or EAD, that shows you’re authorized to work in the U.S.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I don’t have those documents right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should still apply, Covered California says. If you can’t provide the documentation during your application process, you’ll be considered “conditionally eligible” \u003cem>if \u003c/em>you meet all other eligibility requirements and will get 95 days to submit the required documentation once you’ve obtained it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Does applying for Covered California make me a public charge?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/learning-center/information-for-immigrants/public-charge/\">No, the state says\u003c/a>: “In general, applying for health insurance coverage through Covered California and receiving financial assistance for a Covered California health plan or receiving low- or no-cost coverage through Medi-Cal will not make an individual a ‘\u003ca href=\"https://documentedny.com/2021/04/04/public-charge-rule-explained/\">public charge\u003c/a>.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It won’t affect your immigration status or your future chances of becoming a lawful permanent resident or a naturalized citizen, Covered California says. 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"content": "\u003cp>Premiums for health insurance sold through the state’s marketplace will increase by nearly 8% in 2025, Covered California officials announced Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s a smaller increase than this year’s 10% hike, which was the biggest jump in \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2023/07/covered-california-2024-health-rates/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Covered California insurance costs\u003c/a> since 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman, in a media call, attributed the upcoming increase to factors such as rising pharmacy costs, labor shortages and wage increases in the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/06/health-care-minimum-wage/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">health care industry\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, what does this mean for consumers?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most enrollees are typically shielded from annual premium increases because they receive financial assistance from the government. When the cost of premiums rise, usually so do government-funded subsidies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who don’t qualify for subsidies bear the full cost of rate hikes. About 90% of Covered California’s 1.7 million enrollees receive aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Premium increases vary by region and insurance carrier. Like most years, the 29,000 enrollees in the coastal region comprising Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties will see the biggest spike: an average increase of 15.7%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That area is one of the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/01/california-hospital-salinas-cost/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most expensive health care markets\u003c/a> in the country. Experts have blamed geographic isolation and lack of market competition in the area for its high \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/health-care/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">health care \u003c/a>costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A notable change in 2025 for that area is that Kaiser Permanente will begin serving residents in Monterey County and is expected to cover about half of the marketplace enrollees there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In terms of insurance carriers, Aetna CVS Health, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have proposed the biggest rate hikes — 15.4%, 12.7% and 8.4%, respectively. Blue Shield and Anthem cover about 40% of all Covered California enrollees.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Subsidies for Covered California premiums\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A combination of state and federal subsidies has kept premiums affordable for many Californians despite recent inflation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the new \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/california-budget/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state budget\u003c/a>, lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom approved $165 million to eliminate or reduce deductibles and lower copays for enrollees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s in addition to the premium assistance provided by the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government has consistently provided some financial assistance. More recent laws adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic — the American Rescue Plan and then later the Inflation Reduction Act — enhanced that aid by capping what people spend on their health insurance premiums to 8.5% of their income. That allowed more middle-income people to qualify for aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Despite the rate increase, Californians who enroll in health insurance through Covered California in 2025 will benefit from the greatest level of financial support ever offered by Covered California,” Altman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What people end up paying for a health plan depends largely on their income, household size and age. Individuals and families on the lower end of the income spectrum may find they qualify for a plan with a monthly premium of $0 a month or $20 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The enhanced financial assistance provided by the Inflation Reduction Act expires at the end of 2025. Congress would have to extend this aid for it to continue beyond next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Us and advocates all across the country are hoping that it does not end at the end of 2025. We hope that we will be able to get a continuation of these subsidies that have been really popular across the country and especially in California,” said Diana Douglas, director of policy and legislative advocacy at the advocacy group Health Access California.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tax penalties for uninsured Californians\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many Californians who go without insurance may unknowingly pay more in tax penalties than they would for a health plan. California is one of four states, plus the District of Columbia, that penalizes residents for not having health insurance. This most recent tax season, Californians saw penalties of up to $850 per adult and $425 per child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the 2022 tax season, the latest year for which data is available, more than 271,000 households paid\u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/data-reports-plans/Health-Care-Minimum-Essential-Coverage-Mandated-Report-2023-Process-Year-2022%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> fines for lacking health insurance\u003c/a>, according to the Franchise Tax Board. Most of those who paid the fines earned less than $50,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates also advise that Covered California enrollees should ensure their household and income information is up to date. If that information is outdated because of a job change or another life event, enrollees could receive excess premium subsidies. In that case, they may find that they’ll have to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2024/06/affordable-care-act-repayment/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">repay some of that assistance\u003c/a> when they next file their taxes. Conversely, some people may learn they are eligible for more assistance than they currently receive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open enrollment for 2025 starts Nov. 1.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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