Megan Myscofski

Assembly members held a committee hearing this week to talk about the technology’s impact on health equity and costs.

The California legislature wants doctors to get more educated about menopause symptoms and treatment, part of a national trend in menopause-related legislation.

The plan would freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for adults without legal status and fund voter-approved Proposition 36.

The PPIC report also shows stronger support among Democrats than Republicans.

The program covers a broad range of topics and reaches a small segment of California’s students.

While there’s been more interest in menopause in recent years, the lack of research on this stage of life means the medical field has a lot to catch up on.

Former middle school teacher Lorraine Carter Salazar isn't easily embarrassed. But when she began having hot flashes at school about a decade ago, she worried about how she came off to coworkers, students and parents.

A bill in the California legislature would prevent health plans from denying certain treatments for menopause symptoms. The measure is part of a larger effort to curb insurance companies’ ability to deny coverage for a broad range of health care.

The story was originally published by CapRadio with support from our 2025 California Health Equity Fellowship.

I read many bills as a California statehouse reporter, but one caught my attention last year. It was a bill related to menopause symptom treatment. Although half the population experiences menopause, it’s not a common topic in politics, even public health policy.