Ana B. Ibarra

Even if Congress approves Adan Schiff's or Doug LaMalfa’s legislation, the hospital is still left with another problem: reopening a closed facility requires cash, and lots of it.

No surprise that the California Wellness Foundation poll found that nearly 80% of voters are worried by the cost of health care. Mental health access is a worry too – and immigration is worsening the problem.

California's first insulin pens will be for sale two years after the governor’s promised delivery date in 2024.

Hospitals argue that spending caps imposed by an affordability office will result in layoffs, cuts in health care services and reduced access to care for Californians.

Kindergartners repeat worries heard at home. Older kids text to check on parents during class. Therapists say mental health is at risk now and in the long term.

Gavin Newsom will weigh in on health care bills targeting insulin prices, insurance approvals that cause medical delays, and privacy rules in California.

Most insurers will cover vaccines in California because of new guidelines and a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Congressman Doug LaMalfa says he's trying to help stave off Glenn Medical Center's closure, which will put 150 people out of work.

Workers, wary for patients' rights, say their employers should offer more guidance and training about the kinds of immigration encounters happening now.

La decisión fue tomada por los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CDS) federales, la agencia que supervisa los mercados de seguros.

The Trump administration reverses a rule that allowed undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as kids to buy health insurance on Affordable Care Act marketplaces.

California has filed suit seeking to overturn an executive order targeting gender-affirming care for people under 19.

Millions of Californians are burdened with medical debt. A new bill in the state Legislature would make hospitals do more to help.

Low-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.

Glenn County's only hospital may be forced to shut down because a federal agency is removing its "critical access" designation. Patients would have longer waits for ambulances and longer drives for emergency care.

Fear of immigration raids is driving patients to cancel health care. A third of medical appointments and half of dental appointments at St. John’s 28 clinics were cancelled this week.

A proposal in Congress would require some adults to document 80 hours a month of work. Experts say the red tape and paperwork is so cumbersome that even people who work will lose Medi-Cal.

Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by the state’s health insurance for low-income people under the governor’s proposal.

To save $5 billion, the California governor wants to close new enrollment to adults who lack legal status and charge premiums. The Legislature has resisted such changes.

Only 14 school districts and county offices of education have begun billing for behavioral health services under the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Fee Schedule Program, according to state health officials.