Kristen Hwang

An injection of public funding is good for clinics. But with more financial troubles looming, some lawmakers say more support is necessary to protect reproductive health services.

Labor and health care groups are collecting signatures to put a measure that would levy a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of about 200 billionaires in California.

Over a two year investigation, CalMatters found dramatic declines in the number of birth centers in California. Lawmakers expanded support for labor and delivery services, and the governor has signed the measure into law.

California lawmakers require insurers to keep more accurate provider directories, but state rules aren’t complete, and "ghost networks" fail patients without much penalty.

State health officials will target ultraprocessed food additives, dyes, chemicals and other ingredients, surpassing federal efforts led by RFK Jr.

The financial crisis at Southern Inyo Healthcare District comes as rural hospitals nationwide face rising costs and federal Medicaid cuts.

A judge will decide whether DOGE's health cuts are legal. Local health departments aren't waiting to close clinics, stop programs, cut immunization appointments, and lay off workers anyway.

Health care policies on California’s marketplace have already grown more costly. Federal subsidies, soon to go away, will push rates up more than 10%.

Health care policies on California’s marketplace have already grown more costly. Federal subsidies, soon to go away, will push rates up more than 10%.

California has joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the federal government to restore funding to Planned Parenthood

Only a handful of Planned Parenthood organizations will continue to receive money from the federal government. None of them are in California.

The changes Congress made will hit Covered California and likely drive up health insurance costs for 2 million Californians.

One of the most powerful political blocs, the Latino Caucus had to balance reining in Medi-Cal's rising costs with helping undocumented immigrants. All but four overcame their misgivings and cut their health insurance.

The Legislature is considering phasing out chemical additives in school meals linked to health problems. Opponents say the definitions are so broad that it could ban items like tomato sauce and olive oil.

Many undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it "an abuse."

Legislators, cutting $3.5 billion in funding, endorsed a freeze on state health care for undocumented immigrants but want lower premiums and other changes in Newsom's proposal.

Doctors say the bill in the Legislature could save lives but the restaurant association is opposed, saying it could give diners a false sense of security.

Health advocates say the Medi-Cal asset limit would keep people in poverty while California Gov. Newsom says it's essential to reduce rising costs.

Multiple doctors said her condition was dangerous and she needed immediate treatment but Providence refused to intervene because her twins still had fetal heart tones, according to the complaint. Providence denies the allegations and argues that it provided Nusslock with appropriate care.

Newsom's budget plan for MediCal, the low-income health insurance program, would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors' pay and reproductive care to cover other expenses.