Medi-Cal

A union representing teachers and one representing health care workers took opposing stances on several ballot issues and with candidates for California governor.

L.A. County voters are poised to approve Measure ER, a half-cent sales tax. A similar measure in Contra Costa is far behind. Santa Clara voters were the first to approve such a sales tax. It’s still not enough to fill the hole left by federal health cuts.

The California constitution requires lawmakers adopt a new budget by June 15, leaving little time for state leaders to resolve billions of dollars in budget differences.

California tax revenue is soaring thanks to tech stocks. But Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing more cuts, warning that the boom won't last and Trump cuts will hit the state hard.

Gov. Gavin Newsom edged away from his campaign pledge to adopt single-payer healthcare. He got UCLA to study it and instead expanded Medi-Cal coverage.

Scammers deceptively enroll seniors in hospice and bill Medicare or Medi-Cal. Patients then lose access to lifesaving treatments while fraudsters pocket the profit. 

California progressives want to hike taxes on corporations and billionaires to absorb federal funding cuts to Medi-Cal. But backfilling the loss would not address the state’s existing — and growing — structural budget deficit, budget experts say.

Nearly every California county saw a drop in children's eye exams over the past decade, a new report finds.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is retracting Medi-Cal for immigrants, years after he wrongly figured a state surplus. And President Trump is cutting health funds to states.

A majority of California’s roughly 180,000 people experiencing homelessness have health insurance through Medi-Cal. Providers predict that many will lose insurance under President Donald Trump’s upcoming work mandates even if they qualify for exemptions.