Abortion protections tested; lead exposure; Medi-Cal and Trump's tax bill; earthquake retrofit grants canceled; AI in call ...

About half of states have broadened Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health care program, to pay for social services ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but ...

As California’s budget deadline looms, state Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, a physician-turned-lawmaker, says state leaders may ...

Bay Area senior Carol Crooks doesn’t know where congressional Republicans will land on Medicaid cuts as they look to fund a ...

More Californians are getting mental health or substance use disorder treatment online or over the phone than in person, ...

Soil Testing Shows High Levels Of Toxic Substances After LA Wildfires: The federal government decided not to test the soil of L.A.'s burn areas for hazardous substances. The Los Angeles Times launched ...

Psychiatric Hospital Abused Patients For Years, State Finds: The state’s watchdog agency for people with disabilities has found that College Hospital in Cerritos (Los Angeles County), a for-profit ...

At least some workers who process public records in response to Freedom of Information Act requests have been reinstated, agency employees say.

About half of states have broadened Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health care program, to pay for social services such as housing and nutritional support. The Trump administration, however, ...