Health

California's Prop. 36 gave certain people facing criminal charges an option to have their cases dropped if they complete drug treatment. Now, counties are on their own to figure out how to provide it.

In one of California’s newly created congressional districts, candidates diverge sharply on healthcare issues, but most voters agree healthcare costs too much.

National research shows emergency room visits connected to self-harm climbed through 2021, and the numbers remain elevated above pandemic-levels in California even as other indicators of mental distress have declined.

Nearly 25,000 Californians could get switched to a cheaper drug next year — unless their doctor objects.

Even a decade ago, the horror stories behind some of the 13 bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday seemed the stuff of fiction. No more.

More than 3,000 low-income seniors rely on Health Net to afford assisted living and caretaker services.

A pilot program providing more assisted living coverage in rural California has emerged from one man’s fight to change his sister’s options

Year after year Californians watch their health bills increase faster than their wages — for some, to the point where care becomes unaffordable. Four years ago, the state created an office to curb that trend. Now, the California Office of Health Care Affordability is gaining new power to control costs. Its board last week adopted […]

Grace Coleman woke up in a hospital and learned she caused a fatal crash. Now in a California prison, she's striving to hold herself accountable.

An LA-area Democrat wants California to partner with drug manufacturers to make weight loss drugs cheaper — drawing on her own experience paying out of pocket.