Too few California kids on Medi-Cal are getting eye exams
By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters Mia Ochoa, 9, behind a Phoropter during an eye exam at Vision to Learn…
Medi-Cal faces funding crisis from state and federal cuts
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Parlier resident Javier Hernandez gets a checkup at the Saint Agnes Mobile Health Unit…
Reckoning with state and federal cuts, Los Angeles safety-net clinics push for new tax
Mia Angulo, who is pregnant and due in May, is living in a tent with her boyfriend in…
California Democrats revive single-payer health care promise
By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters Former Congresswoman Katie Porter, candidate for governor of California, speaks during the afternoon general…
Californians worry more about surprise medical bills than housing: survey
Californians worried more about unexpected medical bills than any other expense in 2025 — even housing — according…
Board of Supervisors advances reform of San Diego County medical program
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Responding to looming federal cuts to Medicare, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors…
Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
Can AI help make homeless Californians healthier?
By Marisa Kendall, CalMatters The Akido street medicine team searches for unhoused people, in order to provide medical…
California’s Medi-Cal commission preps for federal Medicaid cuts
By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly looks on as…