September 2026

What Will California’s Next Governor Do About Healthcare? Here Are Becerra and Hilton’s Plans

Drugs for Autoimmune Diseases Are Pricey. This Bill Could Switch Patients to a Cheaper One

August 2026

Can California Help Lower the Cost of GLP-1s? Here’s What Lawmakers Are Proposing

As AI ‘Therapists’ Dish Out Advice, California Lawmakers Try to Set Some Limits

May 2026

Trump Officials Hit California With ‘Largest Ever’ Freeze on Medicaid Funds

They Answer the Call for Californians in Mental Distress. The Money Is Running Out

April 2026

Sham Hospice Schemes Are Bilking Medicare — and Harming California Seniors

February 2026

California Sues as Trump Cuts $600M in Public Health Grants to Four States

December 2025

A New California Law Requires Tortillas to Include an Extra Ingredient. Here’s Why

November 2025

They Want to Be California’s Next Governor. Here’s What They’d Do About Health Care

July 2025

She Had to Fight for Help With Medical Bills. A New California Bill Could Make It Easier

May 2025

Medicaid Work Rules Could Leave a Million Californians With No Health Insurance

March 2025

California’s Medi-Cal Shortfall Hits $6.2 Billion With ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Increases

January 2025

Trump Wants to Break California’s Sanctuary State Law: 5 Things to Know

California Almost Legalized Psychedelics. Now, Supporters Are Looking for a Good Test Case

December 2024

Most Medical Debt Can No Longer Hurt Your Credit Score Under New California Law

November 2024

RFK Jr. Was on the Losing Side of California Vaccine Fights. Now, Trump Wants Him in His Cabinet

October 2024

Busloads of Californians Are Heading to Swing States. Can They Make a Difference?

September 2024

Most Maternal Deaths Can Be Prevented. Here’s How California Aims to Cut Them in Half

What Californians Have at Stake in the Trump-Harris Election When It Comes to Health Care

August 2024

Millions of Californians Have Medical Debt. It Wouldn’t Hurt Your Credit Under Proposed Rules

June 2024

Get Your Health Care Through Covered California? Beware of This Tax Peril

April 2024

Why Tortillas Sold in California May Be Forced to Add a New Ingredient

Foster Kids Miss Out on Sports and Music. A New California Plan Aims to Help Them Catch Up

March 2024

California Offers Health Insurance for as Little as $10 a Month. Some Pay More in Tax Penalties

February 2024

California Wants to Cap Your Medical Bills. Guess Who’s Pushing Back.

Newsom Asked for a Bill to Legalize Psychedelic Therapy. Lawmakers Move to Give Him One

January 2024

What a GOP Fight Over Undocumented Health Care Says About California’s Changing Politics

Newsom OK’d a Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Workers. Now He Wants to Delay It

California New Laws for 2024: Cheaper Vasectomies and Birth Control

October 2023

Gavin Newsom Is Working to Lower the Cost of Insulin. Why Did He Veto a Cap on Copays?

August 2023

Psychedelics Have 3 Paths to Going Mainstream in California. Here’s What You Need to Know

July 2023

California Forbids Plans to Unmask Workers at In-N-Out — and Most Other Workplaces

Smokers Fund California’s Early Childhood Programs. What Happens When They Quit?

Why Single-Payer Advocates Are Split on How to Overhaul Health Care

May 2023

California Wants to Increase Pay for Some Medi-Cal Providers. How It Might Help Patients Access Care

To Head Off Hospital Closures, California Legislators Are Fast-Tracking a Loan Program

April 2023

California’s Lowest Paid Health Workers Want a Pay Boost. Why Industry Leaders Are Pushing Back

March 2023

After a Pandemic Pause, the State Will Restart Checking Medi-Cal Eligibility

February 2023

The Fastest-Growing Homeless Population? Seniors

California Lawmakers Try Again to Cap Insulin Costs

January 2023

Why Hospitals Are Struggling to Meet Earthquake Safety Deadline

November 2022

Nurse Practitioner Requirements Are Changing, Allowing Them to Practice Without Physician Supervision

October 2022

California Cancer Care Isn’t Equitable; A New Law Might Help

August 2022

Supervised Drug Injection Sites Could Soon Pop Up in California. How Will They Work?

July 2022

Covered California Insurance Rates to Increase

June 2022

Thirty-Year-Old Medi-Cal Income Limit Leaves Some Seniors Without Needed Care

May 2022

Suspected Monkeypox Case in California: What You Should Know

California Spent Millions to Boost COVID Vaccination Rates Medi-Cal Members — but They Lag Even More

Should Health Insurers Cover the Cost of Fertility Treatment?