Medi-Cal dental benefits are again at risk amid a challenging statewide fiscal outlook, writes Dientes CEO Laura Marcus. For Santa Cruz County — where roughly one-third of residents rely on Medi-Cal — potential cuts would directly affect access to essential dental care.
Laura Marcus
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Pajaro Valley Health Care District needs solid, continued leadership of Pimentel and Nájera
The fledgling Pajaro Valley Health Care District — cobbled together to protect the bankrupt Watsonville Community Hospital from closing — still has a momentous task ahead to reach stability for our community and its staff. A group of 10 well-respected public service professionals argue for the election of two current health care board representatives. Marcus Pimentel and Jasmine Nájera, both appointed by the board of supervisors to the jobs last year, are pivotal to the district’s future success, they write.