With an improving fiscal climate, many states are increasing benefits for Medicaid recipients and paying their providers more.

Nurses in California and other areas of the country say they have not been properly trained or provided with appropriate equipment to deal with Ebola cases, KTVU reports.

California residents accumulated the third-highest amount of medical debt in the U.S. last year, according to a recent study by NerdWallet, Payers & Providers reports.

Californians, especially those in Los Angeles County, endure longer waits in hospital emergency rooms than most Americans.

The Medicare "Part B" premium that most older people pay for outpatient care will stay the same in 2015 — $104.90 a month.

In an effort to slow health care spending, more employers are looking at capping what they pay for certain procedures — like joint replacements — and requiring insured workers who choose hospitals or medical facilities that exceed the cap to pay the difference themselves.