Health CareCalifornia lawmakers want doctors to know more about menopauseJune 4, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiThe California legislature wants doctors to get more educated about menopause symptoms and treatment, part of a national trend in menopause-related legislation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareLawmakers weigh risks and benefits of AI in health careMay 30, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiAssembly members held a committee hearing this week to talk about the technology’s impact on health equity and costs.
Health Care‘I’m really scared’: Elderly and disabled Californians with more than $2,000 could lose Medi-CalMay 29, 2025Health advocates say the proposal to reinstate the Medi-Cal asset limit would keep people in poverty while Gov. Newsom says it’s essential to cut rising costs.
Health CareRepublicans aim to punish states that insure unauthorized immigrantsMay 23, 2025The cuts would cost California, the state with the most to lose, as much as $3 billion a year, according to an analysis by KFF.
State GovernmentCalifornia foster youth advocates push back on Governor Newsom’s budget proposalMay 21, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiAdvocates argue cuts in the governor’s revised May budget could put services like a helpline and health care in jeopardy.
Health Care‘Shocking’ and ‘plain cruel’: Health advocates say Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget could cripple women’s reproductive careMay 19, 2025Planned Parenthood would lose a third of its funding if the state budget is approved by the Legislature next month.
Health CareMedi-Cal coverage of weight loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposalMay 15, 2025Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by California’s health insurance for low-income people under the governor’s proposal.
Health CareNewsom proposes to freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrantsMay 14, 2025To save more than $5 billion, the California governor wants to shut down new enrollment for adults who lack legal status and charge premiums. The Legislature has resisted such changes.
State GovernmentCalifornia budget is $12 billion in the red amid Trump tariffs and rising costsMay 14, 2025California is experiencing unexpectedly shaky economic conditions, as health care costs rise and Trump’s tariffs create ongoing uncertainty.
Health CareAfter promising universal health care, Gov. Newsom must reconsider immigrant coverageMay 13, 2025The second-term governor faces a tough political decision: renege on his promise to achieve universal health care and strip coverage from millions of immigrants who lack legal status or look elsewhere for budget cuts.
