Health

A California union wants to tax billionaires to fund healthcare. The initiative has drawn fierce opposition from Newsom and Silicon Valley moguls.

Gov. Gavin Newsom gave condemned prisoners a chance to live differently when he suspended the death penalty. They aren't free and many will never be released, but now they have opportunities to grow.

Mental health professionals at Kaiser are raising concerns about an artificial intelligence tool that records medical appointments, saying it should have more safeguards.

L.A. County voters are poised to approve Measure ER, a half-cent sales tax. A similar measure in Contra Costa is far behind. Santa Clara voters were the first to approve such a sales tax. It’s still not enough to fill the hole left by federal health cuts.

"Everyone is going through something," one California teen said about the prevalence of mental health concerns among his peers. Youth advocates are urging the state to expand access to treatment.

When Jazelle Eastman was 16 she was shot in the face by a boy she thought was a friend. She doesn’t remember feeling much, but next thing she knew there was blood dripping from her chin.  That was two years ago. She still has a hard time trusting people. “PTSD is so real, I feel […]

To experience what patients have to do to opt-out of having their data shared, I went to doctor’s appointments in seven states. One clinic showed me how easily dark patterns force patients to share their data with big healthcare networks, even when the privacy form they’re signing explicitly says they can opt-out.

California leaders approved the hospital funding within days even as they questioned the narrow criteria, the amount and the number of hospitals that would qualify. The speed stunned some hospitals that are now scrambling to apply by the deadline.

The Trump administration suspended $1.1 billion in California Medicaid funds over fraud claims, threatening home care for 900,000 seniors and people with disabilities.

A funding shift in California's budget could gut the mental health crisis teams that are fielding record call volumes across the state.