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Republican’s Vote Puts His Seat at Risk. Rep. David Valadao’s Constituents Rely on Medi-Cal and Worry Benefits Will Be Cut

Access to care, News Article, Social determinants of health, Treatment costs /

Newspaper article by Melissa Gomez and Faith E. Pinho. (March 14, 2025). The Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-03-12/california-rep-valadao-central-valley-medicaid

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This Isn’t Something to Smile About. California Kids Have Some of the Worst Teeth in the Nation. Here’s Why.

Access to care, Health literacy/advocacy, News Article, Pain, Race and racism, Social determinants of health /

Newspaper article by Jenny Gold. (October 30, 2023). https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-27/california-kids-tooth-decay-dental-issues

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‘Drilling Perfectly Healthy Teeth’: Some Indiana Dentists Pressured to Profit, Insiders Say

Health literacy/advocacy, Managing patient expectations, News Article, Quality of patient care, Trust /

Newspaper article by David Heath, Mark Greenblat, and Aysha Bagchi. (March 19, 2020). Indianapolis Star. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2020/03/19/indiana-dentists-pressured-make-profit-former-insiders-say/2864933001/

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