Kate Wolffe

Health Care Reporter

I’m interested in how health care policy impacts Sacramento and California, who gets access to care and the issues facing health care providers.

It’s no secret that health care in the United States is complicated. My hope is to shed light on stories of people trying to get care and the experiences of those providing treatment.

I believe that all people can and should be truth-seekers, and I can’t do this reporting without the help of the community.

Is there a story about health care in Sacramento that you think should be told? Thanks for sharing!

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Stories by Kate Wolffe

Public health officials urge mpox vaccinations ahead of LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations
June 1, 2023
In an open letter, California’s head of STD control urged doctors to be vigilant about mpox spread in their communities. Sacramento’s LGBT Community Center has events scheduled all month to increase vaccination rates.
Judge orders psychiatric assessment for Davis stabbing suspect
May 22, 2023
In a court hearing Monday, Carlos Reales Dominguez’s public defender argued his client was not mentally competent to stand trial. Dominguez tried to interject multiple times during the proceedings, telling the judge he wanted to represent himself.
'From $260 to $23': Californians navigate the end of pandemic food benefit boosts
May 17, 2023
During the pandemic, many people received the maximum in food aid through CalFresh. Now that the COVID emergency benefits have ended, they’re adjusting to a world with record inflation and some are relying on food banks to meet their needs.
How Gavin Newsom wants to close California’s $31.5 billion budget shortfall
May 12, 2023
Though the budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion, Newsom said he does not plan to dip into the state’s rainy day fund, instead proposing a mix of funding delays, cuts and renewing a tax on health insurers.
California’s health care provider pipeline needs major boost to ward off shortage, workers say
May 10, 2023
Hundreds of unionized health care workers rallied at California’s Capitol to call on the state to invest more in education for nurses, and compel hospitals to help in the fight.
Abortion rights groups say California lawmakers must stay ‘nimble’ ahead of anticipated challenges
May 4, 2023
The national director of an abortion rights organization says policy makers are working in uncharted territory with “backdoor bans” and an adversarial climate in the U.S.
California is not collecting enough data about LGBTQ+ health, audit finds
April 28, 2023
Advocates and activists say not collecting this data makes LGBTQ+ health issues invisible and undermines the opportunity to humanize patients and conduct specific health interventions.
Advocates urge action to address Sacramento’s worsening air quality
April 19, 2023
In the American Lung Association’s new air quality report, Sacramento had its worst levels of particulate matter. While air quality is improving in eastern states, climate change has made fighting bad air harder in the West.
As Sacramento County begins the process of dropping people from Medi-Cal, local organizations brace for impact
April 12, 2023
Due to a federal pandemic-era policy, states stopped taking people off Medicaid, and enrollment in counties like Sacramento soared. Now, those counties are going over their rosters, and millions of Californians are expected to be disenrolled.
Roundtable explores solutions to fentanyl crisis in California Native American communities
April 3, 2023
Tribal leaders say kids as young as 13 are addicted to fentanyl, as the synthetic opioid hits Native American communities harder than others in its path.

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