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.

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.