Health CareFuture of cancer coverage for women federal firefighters uncertain under TrumpFebruary 28, 2025Firefighters celebrated when federal officials moved to expedite workers’ compensation coverage of cancers tied to their jobs. That initial jubilation soured when it became clear that breast, ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers were excluded.
Health CareState insulin program still has no firm timelineFebruary 19, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiGovernor Gavin Newsom’s program to deliver low-cost insulin is now more than a year behind schedule.
Health CareDeny and delay? California seeks penalties for insurers that repeatedly get it wrongFebruary 19, 2025While insurance denials are on the rise, surveys show few Americans appeal them. Various analyses have found that many who escalate complaints to government regulators successfully get denials overturned.
Health CareTop California Democrats clash over how to rein in drug industry middlemenFebruary 13, 2025State data shows California health plan drug costs have grown by more than 50% since 2017.
State GovernmentReport calls for more data on pregnant and parenting foster youthFebruary 11, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiThe report comes from a short-term residential facility serving foster youth who have children or are expecting. It says better data would result in more services.
Health CareActivists whose videos accused Planned Parenthood of selling fetal remains plead to felonyJanuary 30, 2025David Daleiden released sensational videos that alleged Planned Parenthood officials were selling fetal remains. The videos triggered multiple investigations in various states that cleared Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing.
Health CareTrump’s funding ‘pause’ throws states, health industry into chaosJanuary 29, 2025A sweeping Trump administration order threw the nation’s health system into disarray Tuesday, as states and the health industry tried to make sense of what looked like a freeze on federal Medicaid funding.
Health CareCovered California hits record enrollment, but key subsidies in jeopardyJanuary 24, 2025Enhanced federal subsidies and more state aid for out-of-pocket costs have made health insurance purchased through California’s marketplace more affordable.
State GovernmentNewsom committed California to making its own insulin. It’s at least a year behind his scheduleJanuary 15, 2025Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 signed a law allowing California to manufacture its own insulin, an effort to bring down the cost of the drug. The project is years away from delivering medicine to anyone, although prices have fallen for other reasons.
State GovernmentFDA bans the food dye Red No. 3January 15, 2025The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year. It's also linked to cancer in lab rats.
