Billions of dollars have been cut from California’s public health programs because of federal budget cuts, state health officials told lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon. California state senators and ...

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 ...

Only two Democratic lawmakers voted against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal last year curtailing health care for undocumented immigrants.

Changes in work and eligibility criteria granting access to Medicaid services under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could threaten unhoused individuals’ access to health coverage.

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. Dr. Mark Ghaly speaks during a COVID-19 news conference on Feb. 27, 2020, in Sacramento, while serving as secretary of the ...

Re “Supervisors move to pursue expansion of little-used county medical program” (March 3): San Diego is stepping up for its most vulnerable residents. Last week, the Board of Supervisors voted to ...

If you’re wondering why there are tax increases on top of tax increases this year, coming soon to a ballot near you if you ...

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 ...

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SACRAMENTO — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as ...