Medi-Cal

A bill headed to the governor would certify ‘peer providers,’ with their own histories of mental illness, to help Californians with similar challenges. While 48 states certify peer counselors, California does not.

An error involving the state’s automated system for Medi-Cal renewals triggered at least some of the drops in coverage, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders that recipients remain on the rolls during the coronavirus crisis.

Un error en el sistema automatizado del estado para las renovaciones de Medi-Cal produjo al menos algunas de las cancelaciones de cobertura, a pesar de las órdenes del Gob. Gavin Newsom de que los receptores permanezcan en las listas durante la crisis del coronavirus.

It may be an agonizing decision — but the only way to get care their insurance won't cover.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, July 23. Sent 17 million masks to other states California is burning through 46 million masks a month even as hospital systems and frontline workers face shortages, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to ink another multimillion-dollar mask contract with plans to strike an even larger deal in the next few months. […]

California emite vales de comida únicos de hasta $365 por niño a las familias con niños que califican para recibir comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido en las escuelas.

Newsom pitches starting baseball season in June. Reports warns against giving governor too much power. Medi-Cal cuts expected in budget.

Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom had proposed expanding the state's health coverage program to reach more people. Then along came the coronavirus, and the Medi-Cal cuts began anew.

The nation's most populous state has become a case study in governing remotely as California legislators handle a shutdown, a pandemic and tanking economy.

Donna Insalaco had to lay off 40 of the 45 employees at Pizzaiolo, her gourmet pizzeria in downtown Oakland, after sales fell through a “black hole.” “A lot of tears,” Insalaco said, “All of us here live check-to-check.” Responding to a statewide call for restaurants to close their doors to dine-in customers, Pizzaiolo is now […]