Santa Clara County is forecasting additional stress on its public health care system -- the second largest in the state -- if the only rural hospital in neighboring San Benito County closes. A January ...

As reported by The New York Times, the new policy lets Medicaid start paying for certain services up to 90 days before someone leaves jail or prison and continue afterward. The Times notes that Santa ...

Omar Torres, the first openly gay Latino elected to the San Jose City Council, was arrested and convicted of child sexual abuse, raising questions about the justice system's handling of victims of ...

The California Department of Public Health is urging everyone who qualifies to get an updated measles vaccine following a a resurgence of cases across the nation and globe. Vaccination rates for ...

Alongside the report, DPR is seeking public comment through May 1 about the program.

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

LA County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave ...

"Our message to the federal government is: look elsewhere," said county spokesperson Jason Hoppin. "If you're looking for some place to use as a base of operation, it's not going to be county property ...

Elevated bacteria levels in the ocean on Monday prompted the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) to issue an Ocean Water Use Warning for some LA County beaches. The LACDPH said the ...

Medi-Cal will lose an estimated $30 billion a year in federal funding, or 25%.

Super Bowl crackdowns in Santa Clara County did more than sweep up alleged traffickers this winter. They exposed a grim ...