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Federal changes starting in 2027 could impact 1 million L.A. County enrollees.
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The monkeypox vaccine consists of two doses given a few weeks apart, so many more shots will be needed to fully vaccinate people.
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The city’s health department has set up a waitlist for residents deemed to be at higher risk.
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An average 6% rate hike is expected for Covered California customers.
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The Newsom administration champions CARE Court as an innovative way to facilitate treatment to people with serious mental illnesses. But dozens of organizations say it’s too coercive, questioning its efficiency.
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Health officials say they’ll expand access as they get more doses.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial bill into law creating a no-bid statewide contract with the health insurance giant, Kaiser Permanente.
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To control a disease outbreak, you need access to testing and vaccines. But in the last two months of the monkeypox outbreak, the response has not met the need.Listen 10:44
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As cases of monkeypox continue to rise, accurate testing is key.
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A coalition of religious groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican attorneys general have chipped away at local and state authority, altering how the nation can respond during health crises.
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Existing drugs still treat most infections. But that has discouraged investment in new drugs that will be needed when — not if —the old ones fail.
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The new easy-to-remember number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people in psychiatric distress.
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For years, consumer advocates and some legislators have been battling to rein in escalating health care costs. Now the state has created a new agency to limit future growth in health care costs — and it will have the power to enforce that mandate.
