For Carolyn Oatman, enrolling in Medicaid this year was "a dream come true."

Less than three weeks before Covered California kicks off its second open enrollment, there are problems with the website.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi covered plenty of territory in her meeting with The Chronicle's Editorial Board on Monday, but one issue made her more animated than any other: state Proposition 45's threat to the landmark federal health care law she shepherded through Congress in 2010.

After a year fully in place, the Affordable Care Act has largely succeeded in delivering on President Obama's main promises, an analysis by a team of reporters and data researchers shows.

In the past year, new hepatitis C drugs that promise higher cure rates and fewer side effects have given hope to millions who are living with the disease.

Ouch -- the cost of workers' compensation in California is more expensive than any other state in the nation, a new study says.