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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.
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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.
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Around 23,000 low-income Californians in Siskiyou, Shasta and Yolo Counties won’t experience an interruption in their medical care. That’s thanks to a…
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A new $50 million non-profit medical center was unveiled to the public in Klamath Falls on Thursday. The Sky Lakes Collaborative Health Center is jointly…
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Visiting a health care provider is often stressful. But people of color and LGBTQ people often get an added dose of insensitivity and outright…
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People buying insurance through Covered California might see lower prices this time around, following changes in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s most recent state…
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Being a doctor is a job with plenty of challenges. Now imagine adding many degrees of difficulty by taking the job on the road. Not house calls, but…
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Medical professionals need to be ready to treat patients of all sizes, shapes, and backgrounds. But there appears to be a gap in their ability to treat…
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If you need specialized health care and you live in a rural area, there's a good chance you've got a long drive ahead of you. Rural areas generally do not…
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Public health agencies work to solve our biggest health issues. And they often take on private partners to do it. Case in point: the research to find…
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Babies are sometimes born with natural variations in genitalia, or with traits that do not align with one sex. For most parents, the response has been to…
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The quality of health care, and health itself, is different between gay and straight populations in California. And the Center for Health Policy Research…
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California continues to pass laws--like the recent net neutrality bill--that challenge the rest of the nation to keep up. With a huge chunk of the…
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Rural Oregonians who need specialized health treatments can't always get to Portland. So Portland, in a sense, is coming to them. An ongoing relationship…