A new California rule tries to hold down your health care costs. Here’s how it works

California now is one of nine states with regulations limiting health care cost increases (Oregon is another). Consumers won’t necessarily notice the changes, but supporters say they will make a ... Read More

California Has Plan for Dramatic Health Care Change

The state has previously introduced laws that would bring universal health care to residents, but so far, none have been successful. Read More

At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police

An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected ... Read More

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved ... Read More

Amid the fentanyl epidemic, California bill aims to create more drug-free homeless housing

In an effort to create more drug-free housing options, a new Assembly bill aims to allow state agencies to set aside up to 25% of supportive housing funding for sober ... Read More

What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

Health equity seeks to address that. "Health equity means that we achieve health that is as equal as possible, within the constraints of things we can fix," said Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the School ... Read More

These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today

As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false ... Read More

Gov. Gavin Newsom introduces bill to allow Arizona doctors to preform abortions in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a bill Wednesday which would expand abortion access for Arizona residents following the state's Supreme Court decision to uphold a near-total abortion ban ... Read More

Danielle Coffey: Don't let Google censor news in California

Last week, as the legislation has awaited action in the Senate, Google punched back. The internet search monopoly throttled traffic to California news sites in an attempt to threaten, intimidate and ... Read More

Biden administration delays ban on menthol cigarettes amid dueling health, political pressures

The delay is another setback for the FDA, which predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years. Read More

USC cancels graduation ceremony, dozens arrested across US as college anti-war protests grow

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have ignited on colleges campuses across the U.S., with hundreds of arrests and confrontations. Read More

Rao: VCU Health wants to end $56 million payment to Richmond

VCU President Michael Rao met with the Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial board Wednesday for a wide-ranging discussion that included a potential racial literacy requirement, student safety and the fut ... Read More