Health
With just days of cash left, remote California hospital nears crisis point
The financial crisis at Southern Inyo Healthcare District comes as rural hospitals nationwide face rising costs and federal Medicaid cuts.
Hospitals
Health
Newsom to decide on health care proposals targeting insulin prices, privacy rights and more
California lawmakers sent several bills to the governor that aim to protect consumers and improve patients' access to care. Opponents have raised concerns about their cost.
Health
Another California county is losing its only hospital after feds refuse to step in
Glenn Medical Center's ‘heartbreaking’ closure will put 150 people out of work and send rural patients to neighboring counties for care.
Health
This rural hospital almost closed. Emergency state funding is keeping it open, but for how long?
The closure of rural hospitals is a looming problem across all of California. Two Inland Empire lawmakers are urging state officials to take action to save a hospital in Blythe.
Health
ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals. Workers want more guidance on what to do
As federal immigration agents appear more frequently at California medical facilities, workers are increasingly concerned about patients’ rights and their own.
Health
She had to fight for help with medical bills. A new California bill could make it easier
A proposal advancing in the legislature would require California hospitals to pre-screen patients for charity care before sending out medical bills.
Health
Inland Empire will get new medical center and teaching hospital
California doesn’t have enough primary care doctors, especially in the Inland Empire. The UC Riverside project will expand medical access and training.
Health
Emergency room workers are facing more attacks. A new California law increases penalties
A new California law imposes harsher penalties for assaulting emergency room workers. It responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform advocates
Health
California birth centers are shutting down. A lawmaker has a new plan to help them
Birth centers are midwife-run facilities that deliver babies outside of hospitals. They have struggled to stay in business in part because of strict state licensing requirements.
Elections
California voters give Medi-Cal doctors a raise by passing Prop. 35
California's health care industry mostly united behind Proposition 35, which would bolster Medi-Cal by dedicating money for it from a tax on health insurance plans.