California Creates Housing Agency: After years of soaring rents, increasingly out-of-reach home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis that touches every corner of the state, California is finally ...

As the state embarks on a significant overhaul, this report captures the current state of behavioral health data collection. See how it currently measures quality and outcomes, as well as future ...

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

Daily Edition for Thursday, July 10, 2025 July 10, 2025 Life expectancy in California, Medi-Cal, dangerous heat, immigrant health, homelessness, measles, and more are in the news.

During her three-year battle with breast cancer, my wife, Leslie, graciously endured multiple rounds of horrifically toxic treatment to eke out more time with our two young children. But after 18 ...

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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is making a bold push for Medicaid health plans to provide more housing support. He argues it’s cheaper to pay for rent than to allow homeless people to fall into crisis, which ...

California is in line for more than $4 billion in opioid settlement funds, and local governments are most often spending the first tranche of money on lifesaving drugs. An exclusive California ...

Disability rights advocates and two individuals with disabilities sued Tuesday to overturn the state's physician-assisted death law, arguing it is unconstitutional, violates the Americans with ...

States are using their Medicaid programs to offer poor and sick people housing services, such as paying six months’ rent or helping hunt for apartments. The trend comes in response to a growing ...

Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby and Renuka Rayasam and Bernard J. Wolfson Updated July 3, 2025 Originally Published July 2, 2025 ...