health Doctors vs. hospitals: A bid to regulate hedge funds is dividing California medical groups By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | April 30, 2024 Legislation would give California’s attorney general oversight of private equity firms and hedge funds acquiring major health care institutions.
gavin newsom An abortion fight in Beverly Hills exposes the limits of California’s ‘reproductive freedom’ By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | April 29, 2024 A proposed clinic that would have performed later abortions was blocked from opening in Beverly Hills.
California California is investing $500M in therapy apps for youth. Advocates fear it won’t pay off By Molly Castle Work | KFF Health News | April 26, 2024 Social workers worry youths who need clinical care won’t get referrals.
California A new California rule tries to hold down your health care costs By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | April 26, 2024 California now is one of nine states with regulations limiting health care cost increases.
California Newsom tries to protect abortion rights for Arizona, not just California By Lynn La | CalMatters | April 25, 2024 A new bill would allow Arizona doctors to temporarily provide services for patients traveling to California for abortion care.
California Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs By Jim Robbins | KFF Health News | April 24, 2024 6PPD-q, a byproduct of tire use, is in regulators’ crosshairs after it was found to be killing fish.
California Paris Hilton backs California bill requiring sunshine on ‘troubled teen industry’ By Molly Castle Work | KFF Health News | April 19, 2024 The celebrity hotel heiress is setting her sights on legislation in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
California Newsom offers a compromise to protect indoor workers from heat By Samantha Young | KFF Health News | April 19, 2024 Revised standards may not become law in time for summer’s intensifying heat.
climate change Vital climate tool or license to pollute? The battle over California’s first carbon capture project By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | April 16, 2024 A project to capture carbon from an oilfield and power plant has divided rural communities.
California California health workers may face rude awakening with $25 minimum wage law By Don Thompson | KFF Health News | April 16, 2024 Some experts are skeptical, however, that the new law will have negative effects.