Health

Tens of thousands of Californians with disabilities require special accommodations for dental care, but only 14 centers in the state can treat them.

Gaps in COVID vaccination rates among the state’s Medi-Cal population persist. Five Medi-Cal plans still have vaccination rates under 50%.

Most health insurance plans do not cover the cost of infertility treatment, which can total tens of thousands of dollars. Now California legislators are debating whether to mandate coverage and protect another kind of reproductive choice.

The mental health of children under 5 has typically been overlooked when it comes to state funding. Advocates aim to change that by asking for $250 million to support the youngest Californians.

The doctor's lobby, advocacy groups and legislative leaders announce a California medical malpractice deal to keep a measure off the ballot.

California once criminalized abortion. Now it's the US leader on abortion rights, and may become a 'sanctuary' for out-of-state seekers.

The state decides it won't require COVID vaccines for children this fall, and a bill to mandate kids vaccines without personal belief exemptions stalls out.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is pushing a first-in-the-nation plan for California to partner with a drugmaker to produce cheaper insulin. It’s one of many proposed state and federal remedies to soaring insulin costs.

Latino, Black and low-income people with inadequate health care could suffer the most. California doesn't have many long COVID specialists, and disadvantaged communities are underserved.

A year after ramping up to vaccinate 6 million low-income residents, community clinics are in dire final straits waiting for state money. Some are cutting services.