A Medi-Cal lifeline keeps Californians at home. Now it faces cuts

California’s Medi-Cal in-home support services program faces a multi-billion dollar budget threat from both federal funding ...
KPBS

Who qualifies for Cal Fresh, Medi-Cal work requirement exemptions? Advocates say it's complicated

New federal work requirements are rolling out in stages across California’s public benefit programs, leaving many recipients ...

A new Medi-Cal threat coming from within our state | Your Turn

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom published the revised state budget, proposing several changes that will have additional ...
Opinion
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Guest commentary | State proposal to move Medi-Cal members will disrupt healthcare

"California spent years building a Medi-Cal program that goes beyond a card in your wallet," writes Michael Schrader in a Guest Commentary. "For millions of Californians, Medi-Cal managed care is not ...
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San Diego County leverages state's Medi-Cal initiative to fund homeless services

That’s because the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative is changing how healthcare is viewed, as ...

California is teetering on a healthcare cliff, but few are paying attention

Between federal and state cuts to healthcare programs, millions of Californians may lose coverage. But it doesn't have to ...
Silicon Valley

Medi-Cal under threat: Who’s covered and what could be cut?

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 many people as ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Republican Medi-Cal reforms will restore the program to its original intent

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 ...
LAist

‘Medi-Cal is the worst thing I've ever done’: Doulas say state Medicaid program owes them thousands of dollars

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Tahira Ali supports people as they ...
Capital Public Radio

Medi-Cal coverage of weight loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by Medi-Cal under a proposal unveiled by Gov.
NBC Bay Area

Taxis, methadone patients, millions of tax dollars at center of Medi-Cal fraud investigation

At least two public agencies in Silicon Valley are investigating alleged fraud involving California’s Medi-Cal program. At issue are millions of tax dollars spent transporting patients to a specific ...