Gov. Gavin Newsom is retracting Medi-Cal for immigrants, years after he wrongly figured a state surplus. And President Trump is cutting health funds to states.

Over the past year, multibillion dollar cuts in federal and state funding for health care have led to job cuts at hospitals — ...

California expects to save more than $300 million per year by restricting Medi-Cal dental benefits for undocumented, ...

Healthcare has always been a deeply personal topic, but in California, it's also a political one. Whether you’ve relied on Medicaid, also called Medi-Cal for years or you’re only just learning what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Changes to federally supported programs such as Medicaid and SNAP will start this year, but what exactly they’re going to look ...

A new report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office warns that Medi-Cal spending has “more than doubled” over the past ten ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Mark Ghaly speaks during a COVID-19 news conference on Feb. 27, 2020, in Sacramento, while serving as secretary of the ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by Medi-Cal under a proposal unveiled by ...

After the state unwisely expanding Medi-Cal in recent years, the program has descended into a fiscal crisis. Now Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes to roll back some of the expansions, but it may be too ...

Billions of dollars have been cut from California’s public health programs because of federal budget cuts, state health ...

The reconciliation package now being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives will reform Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, the state-run safety-net health insurance program for the ...