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PG&E to Graduates: Toss Caps in the Air, Not Metallic Balloons

Celebrate Safely During Graduation Season; Keep Metallic Balloons Weighted Down OAKLAND, Calif.— With graduation season in full swing, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is warning customers about the public safety risks associated with helium-filled metallic balloons: If your graduation celebration involves balloons, make sure they are secured with a weight. Otherwise, they can float away and come into contact with overhead …

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California announces tool to protect at-risk communities from dangerous heat waves ahead of triple-digit temperatures

California announces tool to protect at-risk communities from dangerous heat waves ahead of triple-digit temperatures SACRAMENTO – California today announced the launch of CalHeatScore, a cutting-edge tool to forecast and rank heat severity risks and link Californians with available resources to stay safe during extreme heat events. CalHeatScore, developed by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), …

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NAPCA 칼럼 #17

65세가되면많은사람들이건강보험의변화를겪게됩니다. 어떤이는갖고있던메디케이드혜택이종료된다는사실에당황하거나답답함을느낄수있습니다. 이번달칼럼에서는이러한변화가왜발생하는지, 그리고어떤대안이있을지에대해설명드리겠습니다. <Q1> 65세에메디케어에가입한후소득이그대로인데도왜메디케이드혜택을잃었을까요? 65세가 되어 메디케어에 가입하고 소득이 변하지 않았더라도 메디케이드 수혜 자격을 잃을 수 있습니다. 이는 65세 미만과 65세 이상에 대해 적용되는 메디케이드 규정이 다르기 때문입니다. 그동안 연방빈곤지표 (Federal Poverty Guideline)의 138% 이하인 저소득 성인을 대상으로 한 확장 메디케이드 (Expanded Medicaid)를 통해 혜택을 받아왔다면, 65세가 되면서 그 자격을 잃을 수 있습니다. 2025년 기준으로 이 소득 한도는 …

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