Ultra-processed foods, alcohol cancer risks, bird flu, the housing crisis, Tricare, psychedelics, weight loss drugs, and more ...

Homelessness experts and community leaders say vulnerability questionnaires have worsened racial disparities among the ...

Bryon Johnson (right), a case manager with Shine a Light, walks through a tunnel under the Las Vegas Strip with Nick Freddes, a team leader for the homeless outreach organization. (Angela Hart/KFF ...

Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the agency, financial ...

Angela Hart, senior correspondent, covers health care politics and policy in California and the West, with a focus on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, government accountability, and political influence.

Judith Graham, a contributing columnist, writes the “Navigating Aging” column for KFF Health News. She has covered health care for more than 30 years. She’s been an investigative reporter, national ...

Healthcare in Action, a California medical group that exclusively serves homeless people, has tapped into growing demand and funding for street medicine services. Three years in, the innovative ...

In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals. California, ...

SACRAMENTO — A growing number of people — many of them older and homeless — are freezing to death during winter. Hypothermia from exposure to cold temperatures was the underlying or contributing cause ...

LA County Launches Medical Debt Relief Program: Millions of dollars of medical debt could be erased within the next several months for some residents in LA County, thanks to a new program. Unlike ...

Veteran California public servant Will Lightbourne has stepped in as interim executive director of the state’s mental health commission after its previous executive director resigned following ...