Mark Ghaly

The largest survey of homeless Californians in decades aims to dispel myths about what drives that state’s most pressing crisis. It found that addiction and mental health conditions rarely cause homelessness.

To fight the skyrocketing cost of insulin, California is using multiple tactics, including making its own generic versions.

As the state prepares to end the state of emergency, those sites with less demand will close first.

With demand rising for mental health care, and providers in short supply, experts explain how California got here - and where we may be headed.

While lawmakers are still gung-ho about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, county officials are worried they don’t have the resources to implement the idea.

Hospitals, public health agencies and other providers have no systematic way to share patient data among themselves, limiting their ability to monitor trends and work efficiently. Under the state’s new data-sharing requirement, a doctor or case worker could get immediate access to a patient’s full medical history, and patients could view their own records easily.

A group of California legislators has crafted vaccine laws that would be the most aggressive state approach to vaccines in the nation.

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Many were hoping the new California COVID plan would contain clear benchmarks for lifting pandemic precautions.

Newsom unveiled a “SMARTER” preparedness plan, including stockpiling masks and tests. But has the state learned lessons from its erratic handling of the pandemic?