Kaiser Permanente workers begin five-day strike Tuesday

Thousands of unionized Kaiser Permanente registered nurses and other health professionals will begin a five-day strike Tuesday in California and Hawaii amid ongoing contract negotiations.

RFK Jr. testifying at Senate hearing about CDC, vaccine policies

The Health and Human Services secretary faces questions on Thursday from a Senate committee about layoffs and sweeping changes to health agencies.

Annual conference explores the future of psychedelics

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies investigates psychedelics' medicinal uses and more, and just held their annual conference.

Medical debt forgiveness coming to thousands in LA
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Los Angeles County is eliminating medical debt for more than 130,000 Los Angeles County residents. One in 9 people in Los Angeles County suffer from medical debt.

House GOP unveils spending bill that includes massive Medicaid cuts

House Republicans have unveiled a sweeping bill proposing $880 billion in cuts—largely to Medicaid—to help fund $4.5 trillion in tax breaks central to President Trump's economic agenda.

Protesters rally against potential Medicaid cuts
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Protesters in Anaheim gathered outside the offices of Rep. Young Kim to speak out against potential cuts to Medicaid in Congress' budget.

Local seniors concerned about potential Medicaid cuts

Approximately 72 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid. Many local seniors enrolled in the program fear what will happen if they lose coverage.

Potential Medicaid cuts concern seniors
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The Department of Government Efficiency is debating cuts to Medicaid, which provides health insurance to 72,000,000 Americans. Many seniors are concerned they'll lose their coverage.

Man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, family says, in lawsuit against Walgreens, Optum Rx

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed to over $500 and he was forced to choose to pay for rent over the “life-sustaining medicine,” his parents claim.

Families protest outside Children's Hospital over alleged poor treatment

One family told FOX 11 that the hospital never disclosed that a procedure they'd agreed to for their 13-year-old was "experimental." The boy later died.