hospitals

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Patients are often left ‘out of network’ as hospitals, insurers clash over cost

Guest Commentary written by Craig Wagoner Craig Wagoner is president and CEO of Community Health System No one wants to see health insurance premiums rise. Individuals, small businesses and large employers are already under inflationary pressures. But it will be far worse if health insurance companies fail to help address rising costs facing healthcare providers. […]

By Craig Wagoner • 3월 26, 2026

Two people wearing hospital scrubs sit and look at a computer screen inside a hospital room. Other medical equipment can be seen nearby.

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A California county’s only hospital cleared a federal hurdle, but it still needs millions to reopen

Congress restores critical access status for Glenn Medical Center, but the shuttered California hospital still needs $40-50 million to reopen.

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아나 B. 이바라

• 2월 14, 2026

A medical employee in blue scrubs works at a computer in a white corridor in a hospital, with a room open on both sides of the hallway.

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Hospitals’ opaque pricing is crushing California’s small businesses

Hospitals often charge California’s small businesses more than Medicare for the same treatments and tack on hidden “facilities fees.”

By Bianca Blomquist • 2월 10, 2026

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California mental health hospitals warn of cuts after state hands down staffing rules

Psychiatric hospitals could close beds under proposed state rules if regulators don’t allow implementation time, facilities warn.

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크리스틴 황

• 1월 28, 2026

A child stands at the front of a street march holding a large poster with a photo of an older person seated outdoors holding a large bouquet of lilies. Above the photo, handwritten text reads “Mi abuelita no es criminal.” People around the child carry additional handmade signs and posters, along with large butterfly wing props. The group appears to be participating in an immigration-related protest or demonstration.

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After ICE arrests come health scares for the detained

Families of detained immigrants describe what many studies have found: ICE centers are ill-equipped to care for people with chronic illness, causing more suffering and death

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George B. Sánchez-Tello

• 12월 2, 2025

A white ambulance truck is parked in front of a light brown building with a sign that reads "Plumas Hospital District."

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She drove a hundred miles to give birth. New California laws are bringing maternity care closer to home

Three years after closing its maternity ward, a new state law will help a rural Northern California hospital bring birth services back to the community.

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크리스틴 황

• 11월 12, 2025

Registered nurse Kristie Scheidt walks past some of the rooms in the intensive care unit inside El Camino Health Mountain View Hospital in Mountain View on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Photo by Randy Vazquez, Bay Area News Group

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Hospitals want to be free to raise prices. California is right to limit them

A hospital group's lawsuit challenges the state's caps on price increases, as state leaders also try to help consumers cope with federal health care cuts.

By Amanda McAllister-Wallner and Kiran Savage-Sangwan • 11월 10, 2025

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Adam Schiff and Doug LaMalfa want to reopen this county’s only hospital. But it won’t be easy

Glenn Medical Center has been in the same location for decades, but a narrow interpretation of a federal rule shut it down. Now thousands of people have to leave the county for emergency care.

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아나 B. 이바라

• 10월 29, 2025

A group of armed law enforcement officers in tactical gear walk along a city sidewalk beside a modern building and palm trees. Their uniforms and body armor display “Border Patrol” patches, and several carry rifles while scanning the area.

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When ICE comes to a California hospital, nurses and doctors must protect their patients

Federal and state laws impose duties on California's health professionals to protect and advocate for patients regardless of immigration status.

By Kimberly Galindo • 10월 21, 2025

Medical equipment and supplies are organized on rolling carts in a hospital hallway. A monitor, disinfecting wipes, and folded blue gowns are visible, with a computer workstation in the background and privacy curtains along one side of the corridor.

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California hospitals are suing over the state’s efforts to curb their spending

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.

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아나 B. 이바라

• 10월 15, 2025