health care

Shasta County supervisors voted Tuesday to hire a new health care consultant to help address the shortage of providers in the county. But the person they chose has a controversial history.

The agency ousted two top health care officials, including its chief of medicine, and plans a comprehensive review.

California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. Trump lost about two-thirds of cases filed against his administration, but that doesn’t guarantee the same results this time around.

Alleged victims of drug diversion have filed a new multi-million dollar lawsuit against the Medford hospital.

Prop. 35 would take an existing tax on health insurance plans and use the money to increase payment to doctors and other providers who see Medi-Cal patients. Its supporters have raised $50 million, drawing from groups representing hospitals, doctors and insurers.

California’s new cap on health care cost increases is regarded as the most aggressive in the nation. It includes potential fines against companies that exceed the limit.

Taking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.

The change comes as a result of a 2021 class-action lawsuit that resulted in refunding $77,041 to 870 people currently in prison.

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 difference over time.

The lawsuit is one of several class-action proceedings that have led the courts to assume oversight of the prison system’s treatment of those who are sick or suffer from mental illnesses.

A social services organization in McKinleyville, CA is offering money to low-income pregnant people, with no strings attached.

The Contraceptive Equity Act was originally signed into law in September 2022 but went into effect on Jan. 1.