April 24, 2019
Hundreds of critics of mandatory vaccines were in Sacramento Wednesday opposing a California proposal to give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip their shots before attending school.
April 22, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
This uptick in STDs may be tied to the state’s housing crisis, according to health officials.
April 17, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Housing and mental health advocates met at the state Capitol last week to discuss rebuilding the statewide network of board and care facilities for adults who need support.
April 17, 2019
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown has already stopped many immigrants from using public health benefits. California Gov. Newsom plans to make sure those fears don't also stop immigrants from using a proposed health care expansion.
April 16, 2019
California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris joins us to talk about her work on the adverse effects of childhood trauma and how it will fit in to her new role as the state’s top doctor.
April 12, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
A new chemotherapy center in Chico is adding to the patchwork of clinics and medical offices that have been serving displaced patients of the Adventist Health Feather River Hospital for the past few months.
April 10, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Dignity Health is the latest hospital system to set up a “specialty pharmacy” — businesses dispensing complex medications that basic pharmacies generally can’t give out.
April 9, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
A single-payer health care system doesn’t appear to be on the table this year, but Democratic lawmakers are pushing 21 other bills to expand coverage and make it cheaper.
April 9, 2019
There are 22 bills before the Legislature this year that aim to make health care more affordable and accessible. Even though they're all heading in the same direction, there are competing visions of what a health care expansion should look like
April 8, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
UC Davis Medical Center, like many major hospitals across the U.S., is expanding its robotic surgery program. The jury is still out on whether the benefits of this technology outweigh the costs.
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April 24, 2019
The National Sheriffs' Association has published a detailed guide to jail-based medication-assisted treatment. States hardest hit by opioids are moving fastest to get inmates the help needed to quit.
April 23, 2019
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Gary Craig, a Democrat and Chronicle reporter, about the first major pharmaceutical distributor to face federal criminal charges over its role in the opioid epidemic.
April 23, 2019
Hospital-owned clinics that are miles away should be reimbursed at the same rates as an independent doctor, but not more, Medicare says. That new rule could save taxpayers $380 million in 2019.
April 22, 2019
The search giant's push into artificial intelligence as a tool for health improvement is a natural evolution for a company that has developed algorithms that reach deep into our lives through the Web.
April 20, 2019
A recent opioid sting caught 60 people, including doctors, accused of enabling addicts. Physician Stephen Loyd tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer how the sting could affect addicted patients.
February 24, 2017
With the future of Obamacare up in the air, many consumers are wondering if they must comply with the tax requirements related to the law, including whether to pay the penalty for being uninsured.
July 2, 2015
Another in a series of Q&A columns answering consumers’ questions about California’s new medical world.
May 28, 2015
Another in a series of Q&A columns answering consumers’ questions about California’s new medical world.
January 27, 2015
It’s that joyous time of year when W-2s, 1099s and the other forms we need for our taxes start landing in our mailboxes.
January 13, 2015
Emily Bazaar explains yet another Covered California computer glitch that has left an untold number of consumers confused about what kind of coverage, if any, they qualify for.
August 8, 2014
Recent changes in drug pricing mean more of you will face sticker shock when you fill prescriptions.
