MADERA, Calif. Growing up amid the dusty agricultural fields of the Central Valley, Ruby Marentes-Cabrera can’t recall a time when it wasn’t difficult to breathe.
The disease exacerbated by air pollution and indoor threats like harsh cleaning products, cockroach infestations, dust and mold hits low-income communities the hardest.
In January, California’s Medicaid program will begin helping low-income asthma patients with services such as replacing mattresses and installing air purifiers. The rollout promises to be chaotic.
/PRNewswire/ By the year 2030, California s 65-and-over demographic is projected to grow to 10.8 million, making up a quarter of the state s population..