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    This is why California is broke

    New Watsonville program ensures no baby goes home without a doctor and insurance
    By SHANNA MCCORD
    Posted: 06/14/2010 01:30:34 AM PDT


    WATSONVILLE -- From day one, babies born in Watsonville are given access to a pediatrician and get signed up for medical insurance under a new pilot program called Baby Gateway.

    The program also provides a crash course for parents in how to take care of an infant, including what signs indicate the child needs to see a doctor or visit the emergency room.

    About 800 newborns have participated in the program since it started in August, said officials with Watsonville Community Hospital.

    The program is being considered for other hospitals in the county this summer.

    "It's a win-win-win scenario for everyone," said pediatrician Barbara Palla, who helped create the program with Watsonville Community Hospital, the county Health Services Agency, First 5, Salud Para la Gente and other health care organizations. "The program also benefits taxpayers by steering babies away from unneeded and expensive emergency department visits."

    Baby Gateway begins at the mother and baby's bedside with an adviser from Salud Para la Gente talking with the family to determine their eligibility for MediCal. If the family qualifies for the state health insurance, the adviser walks them through the enrollment process.

    Health officials estimate half of the 2,000 babies born in Santa Cruz County qualify for MediCal, though many parents find the application process confusing.

    The adviser also helps parents choose an assigned primary physician for her new baby, and
    the first appointment is scheduled before the family leaves the hospital.

    Parents are given a "Kit for New Parents," which includes a set of books and brochures in English, Spanish and Korean.

    "That failure to secure care puts babies at needless risk," said Janet Windt, director of perinatal services at Watsonville Community Hospital. "We're truly committed to ensure that every baby gets the best start in life possible, and this program is doing that."

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    In theory, I am all for this....but considering the organization the rep comes from, it has the markings of another latino basd organization

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    ABOUT US - OUR HISTORY

    Salud Para La Gente

    Salud began in Watsonville 1978 as a storefront “free clinic,â€
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    Just wondering would anyone describe Watsonville as a model for a feudal system?

    2009—Salud receives a grant from Driscoll's Strawberries for mobile outreach to farmworkers in the fields
    Are your locally grown strawberries subsidized?

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    Salud receives over $303,000 in federal stimulus funds (ARRA) to hire additional providers.
    ARRA is the American Recovery and Re-investment Act of 2009. Why are funds being given to an organization called Salud Para La Gente
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    NoBueno wrote,
    Why are funds being given to an organization called Salud Para La Gente
    I'll take a stab at it. Could it be that when we have politicians subsidizing groups such as this, they end up with funds coming back to a corrupt political group or politician? Just a guess.

    One thing is for sure. Mom and Pop strawberry growers in Beetlebump, MI or Backwater, PA get no subsidy for their crop of berries. Of course they probably do not contribute to the corrupt parties? Or grease the right palms?

    Moral of the story? A crooked dollar will buy a crooked berry.

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    It looks like the current system is designed to accommodate, protect and and even defend illegal immigration so none of this is surprising.

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    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-o ... le1609891/

    California on 'verge of system failure’
    California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

    California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger The Associated Press

    Golden State, like many others, is nearly bankrupt and desperately needs a bailout

    Barrie McKenna


    Los Angeles — Globe and Mail Update Published on Friday, Jun. 18, 2010 6:01PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Jun. 18, 2010 8:21PM EDT

    Arnella Sims has seen a lot in her 34 years as a Los Angeles County court reporter, but nothing like this.

    Case files piling up by the thousands, phones ringing off the hook, forced midweek courthouse closings and occasional brawls as frustrated citizens queue for hours to pay parking fines.

    “People think we’re becoming a Third World country,â€
    Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.

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