Imagine if you told your kid they could have dessert, but only if they ate all of their vegetables. Then, as you looked away, ...

For Maria Paredez, the slashing of Medicaid funding is no political football, or some abstract argument emanating from ...

The history of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program and the largest and most expansive such program in the country, provides this crucial background. It shows how Medicaid is the byproduct of ...

There are still many unknowns about what cuts, if any, could happen to Medi-Cal, which covers roughly 15 million people in ...

Medicaid is supposed to be a safety net for the poor, but California has turned it into welfare for the wealthy. In California, literally no amount of wealth now disqualifies someone from eligibility.

Proposed reductions in the federal funding "floor" could leave states facing increased pressure to sustain their Medicaid ...

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 ...

Stretching California’s already fraying safety net even further, to cover people who aren’t here legally, is not compassion. It’s fiscal malpractice.

SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday to close a $2.8 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services and ensure coverage through June for 15 million people ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday to close a $2.8 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services and ensure coverage through June for 15 million ...