Michelle Faust Raghavan
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All five L.A. County supervisors criticized the Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare, along with both U.S. Senators and Gov. Jerry Brown. -
Health care policy observers say the Senate health bill would mean deep cuts to Medi-Cal and drops in Covered California enrollment.
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Legislators will vote next week on a bill that would restore full dental and vision benefits for adult Medi-Cal patients. A number of those benefits were cut in 2009.
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State lawmakers and Gov. Brown agree to spend $546 million in new tobacco tax money to raise Medi-Cal reimbursement rates. A doctors' group says it's not enough.
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L.A. County's tool has flagged medical and psychiatric issues among girls at Camp Scott. Now the tool will be used on all girls entering the juvenile justice system.
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An advocacy group says at least 500 terminally-ill Californians have received a life-ending prescription since the practice was made legal one year ago.
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The measure would put the state in charge of paying for Californians' medical care. The bill, which still lacks a funding mechanism, now goes to the Assembly.
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The Senate passes a bill that could greatly expand the list of antibiotic-resistant infections hospitals must report. The measure now goes to the Assembly.
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As Congress works to replace Obamacare, the California Senate is about to vote on a single-payer bill. It's the latest in a long line of similar attempts.
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Analysts say the state would have to raise about 200 billion dollars a year to pay for the new system. That's as much as the entire state budget.
Stories by Michelle Faust Raghavan
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