Information on state and federal programs such as Medi-Cal, Covered California and USDA farm worker relief grants isn’t offered in Punjabi or is poorly translated, Naindeep Singh said. Health ...

California lawmakers will vote Friday on a budget proposal to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status to help close a $12 billion deficit. Their ...

Millions gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, reducing pressure on counties to fund care. With federal policies expected to reverse that trend, counties are unsure how they'll fill ...

Child and teen mental health hospitalizations, suicide rates and overdose deaths are on the rise. COVID-19 contributed to isolation and stress, raising rates of anxiety, depression and school absences ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for low-income adult illegal immigrants, to close ...

Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, provides health insurance to adults, children and families with low incomes. To get Medi-Cal, you have to make less than about $1,800 per month if you're ...

STATE CAPITOL, CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS APPROVED A PLAN TODAY THAT WILL SCALE BACK THE STATE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE TO UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE. IT’S PART OF THE LEGISLATURE’S OVERALL STATE ...

As federal health programs face cuts, California is expanding maternal health care through Medi-Cal. The state now offers one of the most complete maternal health benefit packages in the nation. […] ...

The Jakara Movement’s community health worker program is led by Punjabi Sikh residents but assists people of other faiths and ethnicities too. Like other immigrant communities in California, Punjabi ...

Youth from Fresno’s Punjabi Sikh community perform a traditional dance at a May, 2023, event organized by the Jakara Movement at Jaswant Singh Khalra Park in Fresno. The park is named after a Sikh ...