Ana B. Ibarra
Reporter | CalMattersAna B. Ibarra covers health care for CalMatters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics, and a JPR news partner.. Her reporting largely focuses on issues around access to care and affordability. Before joining CalMatters, Ana worked as a reporter at KFF Health News, where she covered the Legislature and California health agencies.
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Potential cuts to Medicaid have Californians bracing for changes that could weaken recent gains in mental health care and addiction treatment. -
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that benefited immigrant households. -
One of President Trump’s first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. California is one of them. -
California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. Trump lost about two-thirds of cases filed against his administration, but that doesn’t guarantee the same results this time around. -
Two states legalized psychedelic therapies since 2020 and President Biden signed a law supporting studies of how they might help veterans. Proposals like those keep dying in California. -
A new state law will keep medical debt off your credit report, sparing a hit to your all-important credit score. This is a big deal for California where millions struggle with unpaid medical bills. It takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. -
California sued the Trump administration more than 100 times in his first term and secured some major victories on the environment, immigration and health care. -
A California minimum wage law that was delayed amid budget troubles is now set to go into effect Oct. 16. It’s expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of workers. -
In vitro fertilization treatments often cost tens of thousands of dollars, making them too expensive for families whose insurance won’t cover them. -
Premium increases largely vary by region and plan, but most consumers will receive subsidies that will protect them from steep hikes. -
Hundreds of thousands of California health care workers expect to get a raise under a new law that sets a higher minimum wage for them. The law has a number of variables, including when it will actually take effect. -
Every year thousands of Californians are shocked to learn they owe the IRS for their subsidized health plan. Here’s how to avoid it.
