Health care in California - CalMatters

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) headquarters in Sacramento on February 14, 2017. Photo by Max Whittaker, REUTERS

CalPERS to pay $800 million settlement over claims it misled retirees on costs of long-term care insurance

by Adam Ashton March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

Retired California government workers will get tens of thousands of dollars if they give up their long-term care insurance.

A doctor treats a patient at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo on Jan. 27, 2022. Photo by Shannon Stapleton, Reuters

After a pandemic pause, the state will restart checking Medi-Cal eligibility

by Ana B. Ibarra March 3, 2023March 2, 2023

Eddie Daniels administers rapid COVID-19 tests at Greater St. Paul Church in downtown Oakland on Jan. 4, 2022. Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

COVID disparities grow as California ends state of emergency

by Kristen Hwang February 28, 2023February 27, 2023

A medical examination room in Fresno on June 8, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Is California breaking its promise to cut health care costs?

by Kristen Hwang February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Elbert Lee Jones Jr. outside the Close to Home St. Mary's Center transitional housing in West Oakland on Jan. 12, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

The fastest-growing homeless population? Seniors

by Ana B. Ibarra February 10, 2023February 9, 2023

Insulin at a pharmacy in Sacramento on July 8, 2022. The recent passage of legislation that would limit the cost of insulin for Medicare patients has renewed hope for advocates pushing for Congress to do more. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

California lawmakers try again to cap insulin costs

by Ana B. Ibarra February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

Fresno resident Gonzalo Garcia receives the monkeypox vaccine on Aug. 24, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Reimbursement lagging to clinics that provided mpox vaccines

by Kristen Hwang January 31, 2023February 7, 2023

Outlines of the Madera Community Hospital sign being covered by a tarp at the Emergency Room entrance of the hospital on Jan. 2, 2023. Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue announced a state of emergency for the county when the hospital shut its doors due to bankruptcy. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

After Madera’s hospital closure, could others follow?

by Ana B. Ibarra and Nicole Foy January 20, 2023January 20, 2023

A staff member of Total Testing Solutions Covid-19 testing site in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles checks in a patient that had been waiting over two hours in a long queue of cars for a COVID-19 test on Jan. 5, 2022. Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters

State COVID testing sites begin to close

by Kristen Hwang January 19, 2023January 18, 2023

The Jerold Phelps Community Hospital operated by SoHum Health in Garberville on Dec. 17, 2022. Photo by Paul Collins for CalMatters

Why hospitals are struggling to meet earthquake safety deadline

by Ana B. Ibarra January 9, 2023January 9, 2023