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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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As public health funding winds down, gaps in vaccination rates are increasing. Particularly for booster doses, the gap among racial and ethnic groups is widening significantly.
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A new bill proposed in the California legislature would allow in-home care workers to bargain with the state for better working conditions, instead of on a county-by-county basis.
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California doesn’t really need 2,600 new laws, right?
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California set up a fund to cut out-of-pocket costs for those enrolled in Covered California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget shifts that money to other expenses.
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Asante declared the ongoing emergency in mid-December due to nursing shortages.
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Homeless people often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.
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Lawmakers, who referred the measure to the voters, disagree on its cost and implications.
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It’s a bad time to get sick in Oregon. That’s the message from some doctors, as hospitals full of COVID-19 patients mean other medical conditions are going untreated.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 24 EMT-paramedics to Oregon hospitals to help with the current COVID-19 surge.
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After at least eight proposals over 16 years, the so-called "Hope Amendment" is poised to pass the Oregon House on Wednesday.
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It's a fair bet that not a single woman thinks with any kind of warm glow about giving birth in jail or prison. But birth behind bars happens, and women…
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The term "Medicare for all" is getting a workout in the presidential campaign. People sometimes forget there was Medicare for none until 1965, and it took…