Health

Should Older Seniors Risk Major Surgery? New Research Offers Guidance

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures. Especially vulnerable…

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A Work-From-Home Culture Takes Root in California

‘An Arm and a Leg’: When Insurance Won’t Pay, Abortion Assistance Funds Step In

Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds

California Aims to Maximize Health Insurance Subsidies for Workers During Labor Disputes

After Election Win, California’s AG Turns to Investigating Hospital Algorithms for Racial Bias

Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions in Medicare Advantage Overcharges

As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Changing of the Guard

Blackfeet Nation Challenges Montana Ban on Vaccine Mandates as Infringement on Sovereignty

Blackfeet Nation Challenges Montana Ban on Vaccine Mandates as Infringement on Sovereignty

Fight Over Health Care Minimum Wage Yields a Split Decision in Southern California

How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills

How Optimism Can Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap

Watch: As Health Costs Spike, the Role of Hospitals Often Gets Overlooked

Patients Complain Some Obesity Care Startups Offer Pills, and Not Much Else

Medicare Plan Finder Likely Won’t Note New $35 Cap on Out-of-Pocket Insulin Costs

California Stockpiles Penalties From Uninsured Residents Instead of Lowering Care Costs

California Stockpiles Penalties From Uninsured Residents Instead of Lowering Care Costs

Thousands of Experts Hired to Aid Public Health Departments Are Losing Their Jobs

Thousands of Experts Hired to Aid Public Health Departments Are Losing Their Jobs