Samantha Young - KFF Health News

Dr. Carolina Reyes, who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, says providers and health systems have a role in tackling systemic racism. She’s also married to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's declaration came after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states. However, California is legally bound to continue doing business with Walgreens through the state’s massive Medicaid program.

Drug pricing experts predict the move will help other initiatives to bring lower-cost insulin to market and maintain pressure on Eli Lilly to keep its prices down.

The nation’s largest Medicaid insurer denies wrongdoing after the California attorney general’s office investigated it for inflating prescription drug costs.

Across the country, there are no consistent requirements for the officials who investigate suspicious and unexpected deaths. Some have no medical training, others are doctors trained in forensic pathology.

The nation's largest Medicaid managed-care company has thrown more than $26.9 million at political campaigns since 2015, especially focused on states where it is wooing contracts and settling accusations that it overbilled taxpayers.

Texas is at least the 12th state to settle with the nation’s largest Medicaid insurer over allegations of overcharging for Medicaid prescription programs. It’s the company's biggest known payout over drug pricing.

The Sacramento County coroner concluded that Lori McClintock died of dehydration after ingesting white mulberry leaf. But some scientists, doctors and pathologists are questioning that ruling and are urging the coroner’s office to reopen the case.

Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock of California, died after ingesting white mulberry leaf, according to the Sacramento County coroner.

California offers a lens on the challenges officials face in persuading parents to embrace covid shots for young children. While the state has a strong showing in overall vaccination rates, just 59% of kids 12 to 17 — eligible for a shot since May — are fully vaccinated.