California Industry groups vie in Sacramento for share of $11 billion in new Medicaid money By Angela Hart and Samantha Young | KFF Health News | July 21, 2023 Most of the money is earmarked for higher payments to doctors, hospitals, and other providers but details have yet to be worked out.
California Smokers fund California’s early childhood programs. What happens when they quit? By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | July 18, 2023 A new ban on flavored tobacco products is accelerating a decline in nicotine tax revenue that funds California’s early childhood services.
Featured in Category In older adults, a little excess weight isn’t such a bad thing By Judith Graham | July 17, 2023 Researchers have found that while obesity at any age risks harming health, a few extra pounds in later life isn’t cause for concern.
Around Town Here’s what you need to know about this weekend’s heatwave By Exedra Staff and Bay City News | July 14, 2023 Excessive heat warning, health advisories, "Spare the Air" alert, and more.
California Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease death rates By Phillip Reese | July 14, 2023 The number of Californians dying from alcoholic liver disease rose dramatically in the last decade, sped by the pandemic.
Business & Finance Got COVID from a loved one who was at work? Their employer owes you nothing, California court rules By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | July 11, 2023 State supreme court leery of setting unwieldy precedent with workers’ comp payout to a Bay Area woman who sued her husband's employer.
around town A piping hot weekend lies ahead for some in the Bay Area By Exedra Staff and Bay City News | July 11, 2023 Piedmont is expected to escape triple-digit highs but an excessive heat watch will be in effect for much of the region.
Uncategorized Misinformation obscures standards guiding gender-affirming care for trans youth By Helen Santoro | KFF Health News | July 3, 2023 Much of the confusion is over puberty blockers, drugs that have been used for decades for children who enter puberty too early.
gavin newsom What you need to know on the California budget deal By Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | June 27, 2023 Legislators will start voting today on bills related to the agreement that was weeks in the making.
California Corporations and climate change: California may force large businesses to disclose climate impacts By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | June 27, 2023 Top polluters and climate-related financial risks would be disclosed to the public.