In California, Black women are at least three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. Santa ...

Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is the state’s health insurance program for Californians with low incomes, including children, people with disabilities, and seniors. Get the latest data on ...

Families, nursing facilities, and home health agencies rely on foreign-born workers to fill health care jobs that are ...

Republicans are pushing to implement requirements that Medicaid recipients work in order to obtain or retain coverage. Some states try to help enrollees find jobs. But states lack the data to show ...

Amid the Los Angeles wildfires, California's U.S. senators co-sponsored legislation that would provide support to first responders who develop or die from service-related cancers. But those involved ...

‘Healthy Aging’ Communities Cater To Wealthy Seniors: Upscale “aging in place” communities are taking off around the Bay Area for seniors seeking a long and healthy retirement. At Enso Village in ...

DOGE Cuts Force Shutdown Of Wastewater Testing In San Diego County: Since February 2021, the San Diego Epidemiology and Research for COVID Health program (SEARCH) has used advanced science to analyze ...

Amid what has been called the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic, doctors and researchers are walking back medication-heavy methods of treating babies born experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms, ...

The Indian Health Service has a program that can pay for outside appointments when patients need care not offered at agency-funded sites. Critics say money shortages, complex rules, and administrative ...