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Hypothermia deaths have risen in California and across the nation. Experts point to the growing number of older, unsheltered ...

CalMatters: California Has A New Tool To Fight Homelessness. Trump Could Tank It Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food ...

Researchers found toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water wells dotting California’s rural farming regions, far from ...

Doctors in Boston got tired of writing letters to utility companies asking for assistance for their medically vulnerable patients who need power and heat to stay healthy. So a hospital decided to ...

A federal judge sided with 19 states seeking an injunction against a Biden administration rule allowing recipients of ...

Access to information in languages other than English is protected by various federal, state, and local policies. But ...

Many older adults living alone, isolated and vulnerable, struggle with health issues. But a noteworthy slice of this growing ...

Aging alone, without a spouse, a partner, or children, requires careful planning. New programs for this growing population ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a week and kept alive by a ventilator and blood ...

In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals. California, ...

Health care — and how much it costs — is scary. But you’re not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. “An Arm and a Leg” is a podcast about these issues, and is co-produced by KFF Health News.