Watsonville rail trail meetings, federal approval needed for state health coverage expansion

KAZU | By Katie Brown

Published May 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM PDT

Dr. Suzanne Rosen, with a pediatric patient at SVMC Primecare Salinas. Dr. Rosen is a family physician at the clinic. — Children who rely on hearing aids are patients of family physicians like Dr. Suzanne Rosen, who has a medical practice in Salinas. They could lose out if the federal government blocks health insurance expansions approved in California.

In today's newscast, multiple meetings about sections of the Coastal Rail Trail aiming to connect residents throughout Santa Cruz County are happening in Watsonville. And, California voters passed two laws to expand certain health insurance coverage plans to include in vitro fertilization and hearing aids for children. Now, the state needs approval from the federal government to make that happen.

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Katie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.

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