Freezing enrollment may look like a budget solution, but it only shifts costs and escalates the financial problem,” said ...

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 ...

Locally elected Republican Reps. Vince Fong and David Valadao expressed appreciation Wednesday for a federal move that effectively delayed significant changes to Medi-Cal until after the midterm ...

The federal cuts to health care programs next year will affect thousands of people in Merced County and create gaps in the safety net that can't be remedied by county and state government. While most ...

After the state unwisely expanding Medi-Cal in recent years, the program has descended into a fiscal crisis. Now Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes to roll back some of the expansions, but it may be too ...

The grants include $11.3 million in the current fiscal year. The grants are being announced as Medi-Cal plans prepare for budget challenges. An Oxnard-area clinic, a mental health initiative, cancer ...

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SACRAMENTO — 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 ...