Tag Archives: health

The latest Republican health care bill may have met its end earlier this week in Congress, but there’s more health care legislation awaiting a decision by the weekend. Three federal programs providing aid to the Valley are due to expire on Saturday night. The first is the Community Health Center …

Earlier this summer, a contract between CalViva health and Kaiser Permanente left 9,000 Medi-Cal patients in the San Joaquin Valley to find all new doctors. We were curious how that transition happened, so we set out to find out how significant this change was in the healthcare world and how …

A mosquito that can transmit viral diseases to people has been found for the first time in Merced County, according to a statement released on Monday by the Merced County Mosquito Abatement District. … Click to Continue »

Police officers across the country and in the Central Valley have been under increasing scrutiny and pressure for how they deal with civilians in the field. At the same time, some departments are acknowledging that their role is morphing into one that is just as concerned with identifying and helping …

Immigration policies that lead people to legal status can benefit the health of individuals in Merced County and the whole community, a study form UC Merced professor found. … Click to Continue »

Five years after starting his first job with a landscaping crew in the suburbs of Seattle, Fredi Dubon decided he had enough and quit. The workdays were long, sometimes 12 … Click to Continue »

The Trump administration is announcing sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year and while it may hamper access to some important … Click to Continue »

A Merced-based health clinic that recently filed for bankruptcy and has been embroiled in legal battles between clinic leaders since March has closed down all of its clinics, according to … Click to Continue »

Consumers buying insurance next year in Merced and Mariposa counties will see a rate increase for monthly premiums of 24 percent on average – nearly twice the statewide hike. In … Click to Continue »

Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, talked with Merced County health leaders and advocates on July 6, 2017 to receive feedback and discuss how the republicans proposed health bill will impact people in Merced County. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

A little over a year ago, a worn out power line touched off the Erskine Fire, which razed nearly 50,000 acres near Lake Isabella east of Bakersfield. The fire devastated an area already in need of mental health care. As part of our first-person series My Valley, My Story, we …

Anger over Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s decision to shelve universal health care legislation in California has boiled over into aggressive protests against the Democratic leader by the California Nurses Association. … Click to Continue »

The Merced County Department of Public Health issued a statement on Wednesday informing residents of a recent Salmonella infection linked contact with live poultry. One case was reported in Merced … Click to Continue »