Yahoo

Medi-Cal debuts pilot program in Kern, Central Valley

A 10-year pilot program that's looking for ways to better expand pregnancy-care options for Medi-Cal members is debuting in five Central Valley counties, including Kern. California was one of 15 ...
Los Angeles Daily News

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 for Medi-Cal, the state’s safety-net health insurance program for low-income ...
Capital Public Radio

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 ...
Sacramento Bee

California Republican lawmakers raise questions about $3.4B loan to bail out Medi-Cal

Sen. Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, address the chamber before a vote on the state budget in June, 2023 at the Capitol. Niello called for a hearing to answer questions related to the $3.4 billion loan to ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Newsom seeks additional $2.8B to address Medi-Cal shortfall

REINSTATED. MANY OF THEM WILL BE IMMEDIATELY PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS... THE STATE IS SHORT ON FUNDS FOR ITS MEDI-CAID PROGRAM -- KNOWN AS MEDI-CAL. THE STATE ...
Orange County Register

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 ...