Good Samaritan Hospital will close the inpatient psychiatric facility on its Mission Oaks campus in Los Gatos in August. Santa Clara County has approximately 211 inpatient psychiatric beds, a number…
The California Health Care Affordability Board (HCAB), a decision-making body tasked with setting statewide and sector-specific spending goals and approving key benchmarks, discussed the state’s action plan to address facility…
By Lucas Thomas After the recent passage of several bills affecting LGBTQ youth in the North Carolina General Assembly, there isn’t much that people in those communities can do other…
Mass programs work to narrow the affordability gap for food and health care Three Sisters Garden Project and the Massachusetts Medical Society are closing the gap. Updated: 8 PM EDT…
PHOENIX Gov. Katie Hobbs issued executive orders Tuesday to stop the use of public funds for “conversion therapy” for minors, while mandating their use for “gender-affirming health care” for adults.…
By Marco Melchionna June 27, 2023 – In support of access to virtual reproductive health care services, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to allow health care providers to…
No trespassing signs outside Kern Valley State Prison on Nov. 15, 2022. (Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local) By ANABEL SOSA | Cal Matters The number of California prisoners requiring gender-affirming health…
Value-based healthcare experts have outlined federal governments changes to the proposed rules for Medicaid managed care and how they report improved alignment and quality of care for dual Medicaid-Medicare eligible…
Too often, when a person is in the midst of a mental health crisis, they or their loved ones end up calling 911 or driving to the emergency room. While…
Jemma Cheer/Stuff A man in his 60s who died after self-harm was botched due to poor record keeping and communication, notes the Health and Disability Commissioner. (Stock photo) Warning: This…