Call for California Asians and Hispanics to Show United Front on Health4All

July 28, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Health 4 All, Medi-Cal, New America Media, SB 10, SB 4, undocumented immigrants

[Translate] New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jul 22, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO — Even as health care advocates are celebrating California’s recent “landmark victory” in getting its undocumented children health care, Latino and Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities should show a united front and make sure that all of the state’s undocumented residents get the same benefit, urged Sen.

Undocumented Kids to Get Health Coverage in State Budget

June 15, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: California Budget, Gov. Jerry Brown, Medi-Cal, Medicaid, SB4

[Translate]   New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jun 16, 2015 Sen. Ricardo Lara and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León discuss the state budget that passed this week.

Health For All Bill Addresses Uncle Sam’s ‘Failure,’ Says Senator

May 18, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Care Act, California, Covered California, Health Access California, Health for All, Medi-Cal, New America Media, SB 4

[Translate] New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: May 14, 2015 One-third of undocumented Californians earn enough to buy their own health insurance on the federal exchange, but Uncle Sam won’t let them, asserted Sen.

Health For All Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 22, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, California Immigrant Policy Center, Covered California, Health for All, Medi-Cal, Senate Health Committee, undocumented immigrants

[Translate] New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Apr 16, 2015 SACRAMENTO – After hearing heart-rending testimonials from three young undocumented immigrants who have seen first hand the havoc caused by not having access to health care, the Senate Health Committee yesterday voted 7-0 to provide health care to all Californians, regardless of their immigration status.

Uncle Sam Wants DACA Recipients to Avoid Tax Scams

March 13, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, DACA, IRS, Medi-Cal, National Immigration Law Center, taxes

[Translate] New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Mar 12, 2015 Pictured above: DACA recipient Ana Alcantara, 22, was misinformed by her tax preparer and ended up paying an unnecessary penalty.