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The Michael Gottlieb Health Center is latest APLA facility to open, making it the eighth location in L.A. County to offer accessible healthcare services.
APLA Health recently opened its brand new the Michael Gottlieb Health Center in West Hollywood with a glitzy ribbon-cutting featuring a bevy of local politicians and community leaders on Friday, June 13. The new location, APLA’ eighth facility, will help the organization provide dedicated LGBTQ-inclusive health services to its more than 22,000 patients.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) held a roundtable discussion with LGBTQ+ service providers in Hollywood on June 2 to explain measures she is taking in Washington, D.C. to support the community, and to hear their concerns.
Above: Friedman with local Medi-Cal patients announcing a new “Medi-Cal Response Specialist.”
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, May 28, 2025, at the Saban Community Clinic, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced the launch of a new Medi-Cal Response Specialist in her district office — a caseworker dedicated to helping constituents resolve Medi-Cal issues rapidly, often in days instead of months.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) held a press conference at the Saban Community Clinic on Beverly Boulevard on May 28, announcing a new service for 30th District constituents to help access Medi-Cal and Medicaid benefits. A special case worker will be tasked with the sole responsibility of handling assistance in obtaining coverage, which can often be saddled with hurdles and paperwork.
“I’m proud that our office is delivering fast local help and standing up to those in Washington who are looking to tear it away,” Friedman said.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging colleagues to take steps to address antisemitism in the health care field in the 2026 appropriations process for the Department of Health and Human Services and related agencies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, February 12, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) slammed the GOP’s fiscal year 2025 Budget Resolution for what it is: a $4.5 trillion tax breaks for the ultra-rich at the expense of investments for hardworking families, seniors, and vulnerable Americans.