Enhanced federal subsidies and more state aid for out-of-pocket costs have made health insurance purchased through California ...

California and Massachusetts are teaching immigrants their rights while Florida and Texas are collecting patients’ immigration status. As states offer differing guidelines for interacting with ...

Catastrophic wildfires are common in California, and mental health specialists have become a key part of local governments’ ...

Birth centers, where midwives deliver babies with emergency backup from hospitals, can offer an alternative for families as ...

California has a few major changes coming to its health policy landscape in 2025. New laws that took effect Jan. 1 ban ...

Patients are evacuated from the Brighton Care Center during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 8. (Josh ...

From the archives of “An Arm and a Leg”: a family tragedy, a 40-year tradition, and a million dollars in medical debt erased.

Angela Hart, senior correspondent, covers health care politics and policy in California and the West, with a focus on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, government accountability, and political influence.

Note to readers: The Daily Edition will not be published Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Look for it again in your inbox Tuesday. Below, check out the roundup of ...

In March 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about his plan to make insulin available to everyone for $30 a vial. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) SACRAMENTO — Six ...