Medi-Cal

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The fight over how to pay for Medi-Cal puts pressure on Newsom to raise taxes

Newsom has already vowed to tank a proposed ballot initiative that would impose a 5% wealth tax on the state’s billionaires to bolster Medi-Cal. Progressive lawmakers and their allies in labor and health seem hopeful that Newsom could support a different long-shot funding idea.

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Maya C. Miller

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진 쿠앙

• 1월 15, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves the stage after addressing attendees at his inauguration for a second term at the Plaza de California in Sacramento on Jan. 6, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

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Gavin Newsom’s legacy: Can he deliver on unmet promises in his final year as governor?

Under Newsom’s tenure, health care has been expanded, but his housing goals and homelessness pledges remain unfinished. Can he deliver before eyeing the White House?

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진 쿠앙

• 1월 5, 2026

A person wearing a navy suit points to a monitor with a line chart on it during a press conference. The California state seal, state flag and the American flag can be seen behind them.

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California’s budget outlook is grim. Here’s what you need to know

How did we get here? Where do we go from here? Spend one minute to catch up on everything you need to know about California’s budget health this year.

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유 스텔라 유

• 12월 31, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom sits at a table surrounded by three lawmakers behind him as he signs several documents.

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Newsom’s 2025: Wildfire crisis, budget cuts and bombastic opposition to Trump

Gavin Newsom's year: LA fires, budget cuts, Trump battles and a Prop 50 win. What's next for California's governor in his final year?

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진 쿠앙

• 12월 31, 2025

A close-up view of a child receiving a vaccine shot in their arm with their sleeve rolled up. Both the nurse and the child are wearing face masks and sitting near a table inside a make-shift clinic.

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Federal cuts and reversals upend California health care in 2025

California health care was hit hard in 2025: more than three million may lose Medicaid, Covered California subsidies at risk, and the state froze enrollment for undocumented residents amid budget cuts.

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아나 B. 이바라

• 12월 26, 2025

Grace Diaz, a caregiver, at the home of her client in Orange County on June 7, 2023. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters

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California’s solution for senior health care hides in plain sight

PACE lets seniors stay out of nursing homes and still receive a variety of health and home services. Too few people know about it.

By Janice Grandi • 12월 19, 2025

A person in a suit and glasses stands in front of blue curtains, watching another person speaking in the foreground, whose face is out of focus and partially turned away.

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What’s next for Medi-Cal? A former state health leader weighs in

‘What does the future look like?’: As California braces for Medicaid cuts, former health secretary to lead new commission in creating plan to protect care

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아나 B. 이바라

• 12월 19, 2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a podium during a press conference, with a monitor beside him displaying the words “TRUMP SLUMP” in bold white letters on a black background. Behind him are the U.S. and California state flags, and the podium bears the seal of the Governor of the State of California.

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California is still in the red with another big budget deficit projected for next year

California’s independent legislative analyst is warning that the state faces a nearly $18 billion deficit. It is “critical” for lawmakers to rein in spending and increase revenues long term, he said.

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유 스텔라 유

• 11월 19, 2025

Painted letters and numbers on the asphalt of a school as the feet and shadows of young children can be seen in the background.

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California’s early intervention for youngsters with special needs is a lifeline — hanging by a thread

Federal cuts to Medicaid will mean fewer slots, longer waits and fewer therapists at Early Start, a program for children and babies with special needs.

By Kelly Keck • 11월 17, 2025

Four speakers sit onstage in armchairs for a moderated panel discussion, with an audience watching from the foreground. Behind them are purple backdrops reading “Health Matters” and “La Salud Importa,” lit by spotlights.

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They want to be California’s next governor. Here’s what they’d do about health care

What will California’s next governor do about health care? Four Democrats in the race say answering the Trump Administration’s cuts and making care affordable is important. But they disagree about how to pay for that.

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아나 B. 이바라

• 11월 14, 2025