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Health care costs jump to the fore as candidates jockey to be California governor
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With the contest a year away, polling shows voters want the next governor to minimize out-of-pocket health care costs, increase mental health care, and expand caregiving services.California
Covered California enrollment opens amid uncertainty over federal tax credits
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Officials said monthly premiums could rise by an average of 97% for more than 1.7 million residents if the tax credits are not extended.California
A ticking clock: How states are preparing for a last-minute Obamacare deal
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As a state that runs its own exchange, California has devised backup plans.Featured in Category
Don’t pass the Buck: Institute studying science of aging offers free guided tours
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The institute is considered one of the nation’s top aging research centers.gavin newsom
California gives Planned Parenthood $140 million boost to keep clinics open
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And still financial troubles loom.Oakland
Tens of thousands of Kaiser health care workers set to start 5-day strike
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The strike, over pay and staffing, marks the largest labor action in their union’s 50-year history.health
Bay Area scientist Frederick Ramsdell earns Nobel Prize for immune system research
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Ramsdell won for his groundbreaking discoveries in how the body’s immune system avoids attacking its own healthy tissues.Education
UCLA reclaims hundreds of research grants that Trump cut off over alleged antisemitism
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Even more funding is at stake going forward for UC campuses.Health Matters
