California’s Medi-Cal Shortfall Hits $6.2 Billion With ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Increases
The budget deficit for the state-federal health insurance program for low-income Californians is bigger than what state ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom asks for $3.4B loan to help shortfall in state's Medi-Cal program
Tom Wait takes an in depth look at California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for a $3.4 billion loan to help the shortfall in ...
Newsom to ask California Legislature for another $2.8 billion to cover Medi-Cal cost overruns
The funding requests suggest Medi-Cal costs are running as much as $6.2 billion above state estimates from last summer at a ...
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Newsom asks lawmakers for $2.8 billion to fund Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal needs an additional $2.8 billion in extra funding from the state in order to maintain operations through the end of ...
Short on funds, Gov. Newsom says California won't end healthcare for undocumented residents
Newsom acknowledged Tuesday that the healthcare for undocumented people is "partially" contributing to the state's rising ...
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California is borrowing billions to pay for Medi-Cal. Is immigrant coverage at risk?
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that ...
Susan Shelley: Medi-Cal under strain after state extends aid to illegal immigrants
The Newsom administration just informed the Legislature that it needs to borrow $3.4 billion to pay unexpectedly high costs ...
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Exclusive: Rep. Raul Ruiz Holds Closed-Door Meeting With Physicians on Healthcare concerns, Medi-Cal funding takes center stage
Major concerns were expressed tonight from local doctors about potential Medi-Cal cuts and threats to healthcare access.
Cost of undocumented healthcare in California is billions over estimates, pressuring Democrats to consider cuts
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are under pressure to scale back the expansion of ...
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It’s costing California more than expected to provide immigrant health care. Is coverage at risk?
The California health care program that covers almost 15 million people is costing more money than Gov. Roughly 1.6 million immigrants without legal status are enrolled in Medi-Cal, according to state ...
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Costly Health Care Expansion Worsens California's Chronic Budget Deficit
California's budget problems get significantly worse as healthcare costs soar and revenue projections fall short.
Keeping the Tahoe blues: The many problems of CA’s treasured lake
Between environmental dilemmas and wildfire concerns, the health of Lake Tahoe — and its visitors and inhabitants — is at stake.