Articles by Ana B. Ibarra
April 2022
Plans to Curb California Insulin Costs Abound. Will Anything Get Done This Year?
March 2022
‘An Enormous Disabling Event’: Long COVID Could Have Inequitable Impact on Californians
Millions of Californians at Risk of Losing Health Coverage When Federal COVID Programs End
February 2022
As California Expands Medi-Cal, Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants Will Still Be Left Behind
January 2022
Free Tests? As COVID Surges, Rapid Results Cost Up to $300
December 2021
California Mandates Masks Again
November 2021
Young Children Can Receive COVID Vaccines Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know
October 2021
COVID and the Flu: Is a ‘Twindemic’ Threat Lurking Again?
COVID Lungs: Transplants Are Last Resort for Many California Patients
August 2021
Imperial County Has One of California’s Best Vaccination Rates. Here’s Why.
July 2021
California Orders Vaccine or Testing for Health Care Workers, State Employees
Newsom Promised Big on California Health Care. Where Do His Bold Plans Stand Now?
June 2021
Medi-Cal Expansion: Legislature’s Budget Would Remove Some Barriers for Low-Income Residents
As California Reopens, 6 Things You Need to Know About COVID-19
April 2021
And Then There Were Two: Inyo and Merced Stuck in Strictest Tier
Have You Seen a Doctor Lately? Delays Likely to Trigger Deaths, Poor Health
February 2021
In Race to Vaccinate, Could California See Another Surge?
January 2021
In Race to Save Most Lives, California Wrestles With COVID Vaccine Eligibility
California Throws Open COVID Vaccines to Anyone 65 and Older
December 2020
Newsom Announces $450-Per-Student Incentive to Reopen Schools
Can California Protect COVID-19 Vaccine From Cheaters and Fraudsters?
November 2020
What’s at Stake for California if Obamacare Is Overturned, Explained
California’s COVID Cases Inching Up Amid Nationwide Surges
October 2020
Newsom Pledges More COVID-19 Testing Capacity With New Lab
The ‘Speed of Trust’: California Wants Statewide Panel to Review Any COVID Vaccine
September 2020
Nail Salons Get Green Light to Reopen Indoors, COVID Testing Now Available to All
Next Up: Californians Brace for the ‘Twindemic’
Tracking COVID-19: State Signs Multimillion-Dollar Contract for New Reporting System
August 2020
‘Game Changer’ in California Coronavirus Testing to Double Capacity and Speed Up Results
Amid Pressures of Pandemic, Newsom Quickly Accepts Health Officer’s Resignation
July 2020
The New Hot Spot: Newsom Targets Central Valley for $52 Million Coronavirus Aid
California Sets New Coronavirus Testing Guidelines
Hit or Miss: Californians Describe Vastly Different COVID-19 Testing Experiences
June 2020
Fauci to California: Good Work So Far, but State Needs Public Buy-In for Safe Reopening
This Week’s California Coronavirus Hospitalizations Are Approaching the Height of Pandemic
Not an Option: Governor Orders Statewide Mask Use Amid Scattered Pushback
Newsom: California Stabilizing Coronavirus, but Don’t Get Excited
May 2020
Trust Barriers Pose Challenge for Coronavirus Testing, Tracing Among Black and Latino Californians
California Budget Yanks Back Medi-Cal Health Care Gains for Low-Income Residents
Wanted: Health Care Workers. (Wait! Never Mind)
April 2020
California Could Reopen Schools as Early as July; Some Businesses Could Open in a Couple of Weeks
Virtual Medical Visits Are the New Normal During the Coronavirus Pandemic
California’s Undocumented Workers to Get $125 Million Coronavirus Disaster Relief
These California Medical Workers Are Signing Up for Newsom’s Health Corps — Despite Risks
March 2020
Coronavirus in California by the Numbers
As Coronavirus Toll Rises, So Does Health Care Workers’ Alarm