Medi-Cal insures a third of Californians, including 2.3 million older adults and people with disabilities. Nearly 1.8 million ...

With the recent U.S. government shut down, federal delays in dispersing SNAP benefits (called CalFresh in California) in ...

Two older adults with similar health profiles can experience vastly different outcomes depending solely on whether they ...

The daily news is filled with disturbing social trends portending awful consequences around the corner, next year or for generations to come. The economy is sluggish, our safety net is unraveling, ...

Aging with dignity and independence is the ability to live life to its fullest in the place you call home regardless of age, illness or disability. While we all like to picture ourselves growing older ...

Rochelle Gibson arrived on Skid Row in bad shape. She’d twisted her ankle on a curb and lost a front tooth in a fight. Alone and fresh from jail, Gibson had no identification or place to sleep. The ...

The Republican nominee for the US Senate says she favors importation of drugs from Canada, a government-run high-risk pool for the uninsured, and more funding for community clinics to serve the poor.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to make it optional for counties to implement a portion of a new state law that extends foster care to age 21 could leave thousands of young adults without appropriate ...

California is home to more than 14 million Latinos, who make up roughly 38% of the state’s population. In this community, caring for one’s elders is often a source of pride and a strong familial ...

A Central Coast state lawmaker says that youth with mental illnesses detained in juvenile hall can languish interminably without proper care or attention. That’s why Assemblyman Mark Stone is ...