2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (310+ words) California regulators ordered Health Net to fix how it’s handling the termination of assisted living services for low-income residents after the insurer’s abrupt decision left patients and providers scrambling. The state’s corrective action plan requires Health Net to extend services…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (214+ words) LAist Download our app for the optimal streaming experience DOJ opens investigation into conditions inside LA's Men's Central Jail The details: The jail has long been plagued by allegations of poor conditions. Monitors from the American Civil Liberties Union have…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1692+ words) The details: The jail has long been plagued by allegations of poor conditions. Monitors from the American Civil Liberties Union have documented problems including overcrowding, severe mold and mildew, and rodent infestations. The context: The federal investigation is expected to…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1147+ words) By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over the years to pass, defend, and expand the Affordable Care Act. It’s an achievement the former congressman and former…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1666+ words) Some background: California achieved one of the most dramatic drops in its uninsured population in the nation, largely credited to the state’s robust adoption of the ACA. By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (732+ words) California’s mandate requiring later start times for middle and high schools is already yielding results, with students sleeping more, reporting better mental health and scoring higher math and English scores, according to a new study. The new working paper from…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1744+ words) Two years ago, a judge freed Anthony Bailey after 27 years in the federal penitentiary, giving him a second chance at life. And Bailey has been making the most of his early release. Between long hours driving a city bus in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1048+ words) Scientists have now gotten closer to understanding how gene mutations may lead some people to develop profound autism. The clues, they say, lie in the murky space between genes and disease — where key proteins come together and interact. A team…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1709+ words) Why now: This molecular atlas, published in the journal Science, could point researchers toward new and promising treatments. Scientists have now gotten closer to understanding how gene mutations may lead some people to develop profound autism. The clues, they say,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (737+ words) During a summer in which West Nile virus has jumped to record levels statewide, 17 Long Beach residents have contracted the mosquito-borne illness — far surpassing this time last year and the highest in more than a decade, according to the city’s…...