KP Santa Rosa Recognized For Patient Care: Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center is celebrating a certification bestowed on fewer than 10% of hospitals nationwide. It is now the 56th in the ...

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

Just a few years ago, children with Type 1 diabetes reported to the school nurse several times a day to get a finger pricked to check whether their blood sugar was dangerously high or low. This story ...

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’ ...

As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his final term, health care stands out as his most ambitious but glaringly incomplete initiative for California residents. The issue will likely shape ...

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.

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 ...