First CA Coronavirus Death Reported In Northern California

An elderly Placer County patient with underlying health conditions has died from COVID-19, California's first death from the coronavirus.

8,400 People Being Monitored For Coronavirus In CA: Gov. Newsom

Newsom also said 33 people have tested positive for the virus here, more than double the number the CDC reports for the entire country.

CA Patients Caught Between San Fran.'s Dignity Health, Cigna Insurance

Disagreements between insurers and health systems that leave patients stranded are a perennial problem in U.S. health care.

CA Is Right To Focus On Adverse Childhood Experiences; Other States Should Follow (Opinion)

GUEST COMMENTARY: Chuck Ingoglia is the president and chief executive officer of the National Council for Behavioral Health,

Medi-Cal Benefits Eliminated A Decade Ago Are Back

Medi-Cal restored podiatry and several other adult health benefits eliminated more than a decade ago.

How High-Deductible Plans Hurt Rural Colorado

KHN correspondent Hawryluk joined Colorado Public Radio’s Avery Lill on “Colorado Matters” to discuss high-deductible health plans.

Loopholes Limit New CA Law To Guard Against Air Ambulance Bills

A California law that took effect Jan. 1 aims to protect consumers from such enormous bills for out-of-network air ambulance services.

5 Things To Know As California Starts Screening Children For Toxic Stress

Starting this year, routine pediatric visits for millions of California children could involve questions about touchy family topics.

New 2020 Law: CA To Ban Smoking, Vaping In State Parks, Beaches

California is banning smoking — cigarettes and anything else — on state parks and beaches in 2020.

Mental Health Care Outcry In CA Targets Kaiser — And State Regulators

Striking clinicians lay blame at the doorstep of the state Department of Managed Health Care.​

Anthem Blue Cross Gets Flagged And Fined More Than Other Insurers

One of California’s largest health insurance plans has distinguished itself, and not in a good way.

Coping With (Power) Loss: CA's Hospitals, Clinics, Patients Face New Reality

CA's recurrent power outages this year have forced patients to think about how they get care when the power is cut at hospitals and clinics.

CA Nursing Home Safety Violations Put Residents At Risk, Report Finds

Federal health officials descended on 20 CA nursing homes to determine whether they were prepared to protect their vulnerable residents.

California ERs Report Increase In Adolescents Seeking Mental Health Care

This trend corresponds with recent survey finding that members of “Generation Z” are more to report their mental health as fair or poor.

CA Faces Barries In Early Intervention And Treatment Of Psychosis Patients

The CA state budget signed earlier this year by Newsom provides $20M to create early intervention programs and expand existing ones.

'San Joaquin Valley Fever' May Spread Beyond CA And AZ

Areas with more than 10 cases per 100,000 people include Kern County in California and Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties in Arizona.

Cancer-Linked Contaminants Found In CA Drinking Water: Report

A new study found drinking water in California is often less safe than what the federal government may deem legal.

Good News For CA Residents Who Buy Their Own Health Coverage

If you are among the Californians who buy your own health insurance, a surprise may await you as the 2020 coverage enrollment period opens.

CA Leads The Way In Precision Medicine (Opinion)

COMMENTARY: Mike Guerra is president and CEO of CA Life Sciences Association, which helps advance public policies around medical innovation.

New CA Transparency Law Reveals Steep Rise In Wholesale Drug Prices

Pharmaceutical companies raised the “wholesale acquisition cost” of drugs by a median of 25.8% from 2017 through the first quarter of 2019.

Congenital Syphilis Rising At Alarming Rate In CA

In California, cases of congenital syphilis continue a stark seven-year climb to 332 cases — an 18.1% increase from 2017.

Trump's Title X Rule Change Is Creating CA Family Planning Crisis (Opinion)

GUEST COMMENTARY: Clare Coleman leads the Ntl. Family Planning & Reproductive Health Assn; Julie Rabinovitz leads Essential Access Health.

Provide Affordable CA Housing, And People’s Health Will Improve (Opinion)

GUEST COMMENTARY: The health costs of homelessness are staggering.

Some States Target Vaping With Bans — But In CA, Action Is Local

California Gov. Gavin Newsom this month added that he didn’t have the authority to enact a flavor ban.

College Won’t Be Fun If You’re Not Healthy: Advice On CA Health Insurance

College students: It might surprise you to know you could qualify for no-cost Medicaid.

How, When CA Immigrant Use Of Gov Benefits Might Affect Legal Status

A new rule to restrict legal immigration, published by the Trump administration this month, is sowing confusion and anxiety in California.

Dialysis Industry Spends Big In CA To Protect Profits

The dialysis industry spent about $2.5 million in California on lobbying and campaign contributions in the first half of this year.

Paging More Doctors: California’s Worsening Physician Shortage

California faces a growing shortage of primary care physicians — one that is forecasted to impact millions of people within ten years.

Charity Care Spending By California Hospitals Plunges

CA hospitals are providing significantly less free and discounted care to low-income patients since the Affordable Care Act took effect.

Watch: How CA’s Mental Health System Fails People, Families

Mental illness is experienced by nearly one in six Californians. Stories of a mental health system that is failing families.

As Economy Surges, A Dramatic Drop In CA Workers On Disability

Tens of thousands of Californians have come off the Social Security disability payroll and gone back to work — part of a national trend.

West Nile May Be Subdued Thanks To Heavy Rains, End Of Drought

In the 2015 drought, Californias worst in more than 500 years, there was the highest number of West Nile infections since tracking began.

Mourning Paradise: Collective Trauma In A Town Destroyed By Fire

The Camp Fire virtually incinerated Paradise, a town of 27,000, killing 85 people. Many survivors are still suffering from the trauma.

California Hospitals See Massive Surge In Homeless Patients

More than a third of those visits involved a diagnosis of mental illness, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development says.

Romaine Lettuce Linked To E.Coli Likely Came From California

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the goal is to withdraw the lettuce at risk of being contaminated and restocking the market.

Girl Told She Had Flu; Then Her Parents Got Her Death Certificate

Keila Lino says doctors diagnosed her daughter Alyssa Alcaraz with the flu and sent her home. She died four days later.