The Merced-based clinic, which recently filed for bankruptcy and is involved in a variety of lawsuits, announced in a notice on the doorway that all of its clinics closed as of Aug. 1. Meanwhile, in ...

This story also ran on The Sacramento Bee. It can be republished for free. Patients hurl verbal abuse at Michelle Ravera every day in the emergency room. Physical violence is less common, she said, ...

SACRAMENTO — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as ...

California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors and has been ...

A federal judge has found top California officials in contempt for failing to hire enough mental health professionals to adequately treat tens of thousands of incarcerated people with serious mental ...

Unionized health care workers rally in Los Angeles in July 2022 in support of raising the minimum wage to $25 an hour for workers at some privately owned health facilities. (Myung J. Chun / Los ...

OAKLAND — Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just when the custodian needed it most. This story also ran on El Timpano. It can be republished for free. We want to hear about your ...

Disability rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn California’s physician-assisted death law, arguing that recent changes make it too easy for people with terminal diseases whose deaths aren’t ...

Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, a California union, protest at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on May 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr/Los ...

California this year took the final step in opening Medi-Cal, its Medicaid program, to every eligible resident regardless of immigration status. It’s a significant expansion for an already massive ...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has negotiated a secret deal to give Kaiser Permanente a special Medicaid contract that would allow the health care behemoth to expand its reach in ...

A staff member works at a library in San Francisco on May 3, 2021. (Li Jianguo/Xinhua via Getty Images) For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco’s main public library, ...