Trans Rights To Be Marquee Fight For House Republicans Believing voters in the 2024 elections rejected Democrats’ more inclusive positions on transgender rights, Republicans appear ready in 2025 to ...

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

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 ...

Colorado approved a new 6.5% tax on gun manufacturers and sellers aimed primarily at supporting crime victim services.

In the swing state of Wisconsin, the cost and availability of health care have emerged as key issues. Voters there say prescriptions, procedures, and health insurance policies are too expensive, and ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Julie Appleby, senior correspondent, has reported on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, health care treatments and costs, trends in health insurance, and policies affecting hospitals and ...

Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor for health news analysis, joined KFF Health News in 2016 as editor-in-chief after 22 years as a correspondent with The New York Times. She had covered a ...