Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Friday, July 11, 2025
Obamacare affordability, housing crisis, Medicaid cuts, vaccines, immigrant health, opioid settlement funds, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, July 10, 2025
Life expectancy in California, Medi-Cal, dangerous heat, immigrant health, homelessness, measles, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 9, 2025
UC Health, Blue Shield Of California Reach Deal, Assuring Access To Care: Tens of thousands of patients who get medical care at UCSF and five other UC Health academic medical centers statewide through Blue Shield of California can continue accessing services at in-network rates after UC Health and Blue Shield reached a contract agreement. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, July 8, 2025
California Says It Won't Comply With Order On Trans Athletes: California will not ban transgender athletes from competing in K-12 sports or change its anti-discrimination policies to exclude them, becoming the second state after Maine to defy the Trump administration. Read more from The Sacramento Bee and Los Angeles Times. Plus: The Supreme Court says it will decide next session whether states can ban trans athletes from women’s school sports. Read more from The Bay Area Reporter.
Daily Edition for Thursday, July 3, 2025
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Curtail Abortion Access In California: The ability to get an abortion in California could be substantially reduced by the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The legislation eliminates federal Medicaid funding for any type of medical care to organizations that perform abortions. Planned Parenthood says its 115 clinics in California serve about one-third of its patients nationwide — nearly 1 million per year, about 80% of whom are low-income patients on Medi-Cal. Clinics that remain open might have to limit their services. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 2, 2025
California Sues Trump Administration For Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE: While preparing to slash health care funding to millions of low-income Americans, the Trump administration is also illegally sharing their private health information with immigration officials engaged in mass deportations, California and 19 other states charged in a lawsuit Tuesday. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Keep scrolling for more immigration news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, July 1, 2025
California Changes Environmental Law That Made It Harder To Help Homeless: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Monday a bill overhauling the landmark California Environmental Quality Act, which he and housing advocates said will jump-start development and tackle the state’s perennial housing shortage. Read more from The Sacramento Bee, the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, and CalMatters.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 30, 2025
Newsom Signs Budget That Slashes Health Care Expansion For Immigrants: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for low-income adult immigrants without legal status, to close a $12 billion deficit. It’s the third year in a row California has been forced to slash funding or stop some of the programs championed by Democratic leaders. Read more from AP.
Daily Edition for Friday, June 27, 2025
Immigrant Medi-Cal risks; Medicaid cuts in tax bill; vaccine safety; Planned Parenthood; HIV funding; weight-loss drugs; and more.
Daily Edition for Thursday, June 26, 2025
UCSF Health To Lay Off About 200 Workers: UCSF Health will eliminate approximately 200 positions across its network, officials said Wednesday, citing “serious financial challenges” and the need to safeguard long-term patient care. The layoffs represent about 1% of the organization’s workforce and span part-time and full-time roles. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.