Kate Wolffe

California tried but failed to fix a major insurance coverage problem for seniors. The fix would allow seniors to move back to traditional Medicare from Medicare Advantage plans with narrow networks.

During a meeting Tuesday night, formerly incarcerated people and decarceration advocates aired their grievances with consultants hired by the county, and urged the group to consider whether an Intake & Health Services facility is needed.

This year is rivaling 2023 for the number of injuries related to hot pavement treated at the Regional Burn Center. The center’s chief of burn surgery says two groups are most at-risk: Those with diabetes and those who use substances.

Judith Dambowic, a multiple myeloma patient, on her porch in Oakland, CA, right before shaving her head in preparation for a stem cell transplant in May. Dambowic wanted California to pass a law regulating Medigap insurance policies. The reform, which ultimately failed, would have made it easier for her to switch her coverage from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare.

As firefighters make progress in containing the Park Fire, CapRadio and NSPR engineers reflect on watching the inferno approach a crucial transmission tower.

Older adults choosing Medicare Advantage plans for the first time often don't realize they might get locked out of traditional Medicare for good. But changing this problem must be done state by state.

On a recent hot day, in the cool of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center library, Hugo Campos tells a group of about 10 other incarcerated people the story of his best friend's death.

The purchase of a community garden in Del Paso Heights will allow people in neighboring tiny homes to have outdoor space, according to the executive director.

Proposition 6 promises to rid the state of involuntary servitude once and for all. It’s not clear how California prison labor would change.

Gerald Massey talks with officer Chris Solorzano after giving him a haircut at Folsom State Prison, Thursday, May 4, 2023. He took up prison barbering to make money.