Eisner Health Receives Grant From S. Mark Taper Foundation
Grant will support care coordination efforts in hard-to-reach populations Eisner Health is grateful to announce a $75,000 unrestricted grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation in support of care coordination efforts. These efforts are aimed at patients who have been hospitalized or had a visit to the emergency room, and help connect patients to after […]
As Families Drop Health Benefits Over ‘Public Charge’ Rule, Clinics Scramble to Respond
California Health Report By Claudia Boyd-Barrett • Aug 19, 2019 Soon after news broke last week of the Trump administration’s finalized “public charge” rule, benefit enrollers at the Eisner Health community clinic in downtown Los Angeles started getting phone calls. Patients enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income people, and CalFresh, California’s food stamp […]
Cedars-Sinai Grants Address Homelessness and Other Critical Needs
Source: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/cedars-sinai-increases-grants-for-the-homeless-and-others-in-need/ Cedars-Sinai Is More Than Doubling Its Commitment to Assist 108 Community-Based Organizations That Serve Vulnerable Populations Cedars-Sinai is contributing $15 million in grants to community organizations, with more than 20 grants going to groups that work on homeless and housing stability issues. Photo by Getty. Cedars-Sinai is deepening its commitment to the health and wellbeing […]
Gov. Newsom’s Pharmacy Plan May Harm Community Clinics
California Health Report By Warren J. Brodine • Jun 26, 2019 Photo credit: iStock. Julia is a patient at Eisner Health in Los Angeles who has diabetes and is uninsured. Prior to finding Eisner’s clinic, Julia, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, was paying cash for insulin, the drug used to treat her high […]
Breast Milk Donation Center Opens In Downtown LA
Community Health Centers Deliver
“Community Health Centers Deliver,” produced by CHroniCles, a special project of the RCHN Community Health Foundation, the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University, and the National Association of Community Health Centers. In this video, health center leaders across […]
California AG labels Trump’s draft “public charge” crackdown on immigrants reckless—and unconstitutional
Cruz Cubias Castillo, 77, lives with her son Alejandro Cubias and his family. The only money she earns is from recycling cans and bottles. The green card holder qualifies for food assistance but won’t apply for it because she fears that could hurt her or her family later. Photo by Elizabeth Aguilera for CALmatters California […]
Trump’s proposed regulations limiting benefits for immigrants could hurt many US-born children
Fear causing parents to pull their children from health and nutrition programs Hundreds of thousands of immigrant parents in California may disenroll their children from health insurance, food stamps and other federally subsidized programs because they fear that receiving these benefits will make it impossible for them to become permanent residents in the United States. […]
DHS Kicks the Ladder from Under Immigrants Seeking Green Cards
ROBIN UREVICH OCTOBER 15, 2018 The department’s proposed rule could devastate the health care of millions of immigrants. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during a huearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 10, 2018 Capital & Main is an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, […]
Homeland Security Kicks the Ladder from Under Immigrants Seeking Green Cards
Co-published by American Prospect Immigrants who use Medi-Cal, food stamps, housing assistance or Medicare prescription drug subsidies could be barred from obtaining green cards or visa extensions under a proposed rule the Department of Homeland Security published in the Federal Register October 10. Currently only those who use cash assistance or who require long-term institutional care […]