Jacobo Melcer, 85, of Bonita, admitted to paying kickbacks to multiple companies for the referral of Medicare beneficiaries and prescriptions for durable medical equipment, according to a July 2 ...

A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more ...

Life expectancy in California, Medi-Cal, dangerous heat, immigrant health, homelessness, measles, and more are in the news.

UC Health, Blue Shield Of California Reach Deal, Assuring Access To Care: Tens of thousands of patients who get medical care at UCSF and five other UC Health academic medical centers statewide through ...

State officials want to use artificial intelligence to translate public health care and social services documents and websites, which they say will speed up translations, save money, and improve ...

The backroom deal with politically connected Kaiser Permanente, which infuriated other Medi-Cal health plans, allows the health care giant to continue selecting the enrollees it wants.

Federal law requires states to offer health insurance to many people with low incomes or disabilities. But some states, including California, are far more generous than what’s required. Budget ...

This News Might Ruin Your Appetite — And Summer By David Hilzenrath May 20, 2025 Fresh studies expose a gap in the FDA’s assessments of foods: Widely used additives could damage the mix of bacteria in ...

California this year completed its Medi-Cal expansion to include income-eligible residents regardless of their immigration status. This final installment of the “Faces of Medi-Cal” series profiles ...

In California, assaulting paramedics or other emergency medical workers in the field carries stiffer fines and jail time than assaulting emergency room staffers. State lawmakers are considering a ...

California is collecting hundreds of millions of dollars a year in tax penalties from uninsured residents. The state was supposed to use the money to help lower costs for Californians who couldn’t ...

Over the past four years, the dialysis industry has spent $233 million on both political offense and defense in California. Most of it went toward protecting its revenues against ballot initiatives, ...