Newsom’s political antics do nothing to resolve the deeper issue—namely, that Medicaid fraud costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Low-income Californians who use Zepbound and similar medications for weight loss lost their coverage at the start of the new year, ...

California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services, which could force Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers to reevaluate future coverage for some of the 15 ...

In the seven times he’s run for Congress, Valadao has lost his seat only once – in 2018, during Donald Trump’s first midterm election. Democrats hope to oust him again by leveraging his politically ...

California will bolster funding for Planned Parenthood and other providers of reproductive health with a one-time infusion of $90 million, leaders of the state Legislature announced Friday.

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A major union announced a proposal Thursday to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in California to address federal funding cuts to health care for low-income people.Proponents, including the ...

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal ...

By Don Thompson for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration Calif. — Many low-income ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters chant and hold signs outside Rep. Young Kim's Anaheim Hills office in March to protest the budget reconciliation bill ...

SACRAMENTO - Many low-income Californians prescribed wildly popular weight loss drugs lost their coverage for the medications at the start of the new year. Health officials are recommending diet and ...

SACRAMENTO — Many low-income Californians prescribed wildly popular weight loss drugs lost their coverage for the medications at the start of the new year. Health officials are recommending diet and ...