Health

Rates in the state’s health insurance marketplace will increase an average of 6% next year. The agency also warned premiums may double for some enrollees if Congress does not renew federal aid.

Senate Bill 250 would allow patients to get treatments they urgently need without delays from insurance companies by requiring insurers to consult with doctors when determining which services require authorizations.

The new federal number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. A bill would allow California to fund call centers with new fees on phone lines.

Medical journal study says life expectancy for California’s Latinos fell six years, more than other populations during pandemic.

Health officials are working to confirm California's first suspected case of monkeypox. Experts say it is not the next COVID-19.

Assembly Bill 2146 would ban residential outdoor use of neonicotinoid pesticides such as imidacloprid because they are contaminating drinking water.

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.

To bring COVID under control and address other ongoing public health emergencies, we need a well-trained army of public health workers.

Expiration of two COVID-19 emergency programs means Californians could lose their Medi-Cal insurance or find Covered California unaffordable.

Many working undocumented immigrants won’t qualify for state health insurance even if they don’t earn a living wage. That leaves them with few viable options for coverage.