Health care in the U.S. has improved in recent years but still lags behind other similarly wealthy countries, according to a new report.
Author: Hannah Hough
Nearly 20 percent of California adults over 65 have trouble paying bills for basic needs but don’t qualify for aid, according to a new study.
An HIV drug appears to prevent infection, even in high-risk settings, according to the results of a new study.
Half of children and a quarter of adults in California are enrolled in the state’s low-income health plan, according to numbers released Wednesday.
In the hopes of improving health across the state, California officials are asking community members to share any innovative programs that have yielded results.
Although more than half of California’s children are enrolled in the state’s low-income health program, the state does not report how many of them are born at a low birth weight, receive a developmental screening in their first three years of life or have a suicide-risk assessment if they have a major depressive disorder.
California teenagers who have positive role models and are involved in extracurricular activities are less likely to be overweight, a new study reports.
The vast majority of Californians who purchased health insurance on the state’s exchange are opting to renew it, according to a new report.
Men remain less likely than women to have health insurance in the U.S., despite drops in the overall number of uninsured since the Affordable Care Act, new research shows.
Californians enrolled in the state’s low-income insurance program have more difficulty accessing health care than those with employer-sponsored insurance, a new study has found. The coverage gap was the greatest for people living in rural or suburban areas and for certain racial and ethnic groups.