Covered California health plans offer smaller hospital networks than commercial plans, a recent study reports. The research backs up the claims of many enrollees who say their Covered California plans have narrow networks. However, the researchers add, the state marketplace plans still offer about the same level of geographic access to hospitals and in some cases allow enrollees to get care at higher quality hospitals.
When anti-seizure drugs no longer help, children with epilepsy often need surgery, but a new study has found that they face barriers to treatment and often wait more than a year for the surgery.
California has more policies that protect the health of undocumented immigrants than anywhere else in the nation, but disparities still exist, according to a new report.
The higher their income, the better health people report, so even slightly increasing income levels could have a significant effect on the wellbeing of the low- and middle-income families, according to a report released Monday.
African-American women who live in rural areas report lower rates of depression than their urban counterparts, but the opposite is true for white women, according to a new study.
States should try to simplify the process of reapplying for public benefits, such as health insurance and food stamps, so fewer people temporarily lose their benefits, according to a new report.
People living in California’s Central Valley and rural northern counties have the poorest health outcomes in the state, according to a report released last Wednesday.
Suicide rates among youths and young adults living in rural areas are almost twice as high as those living in urban areas, a recent study has found.
California legislators will hold a hearing Tuesday on an audit that found that more than half of children enrolled in the state’s low-income health program didn’t see a dentist in 2013, the most recent year data was available.
Kids are exposed to air pollution on school buses, but an on-board filtration system can cut pollutants by 88 percent, according to a new study.