Changes in Medi-Cal eligibility went into effect at the start of 2026. A panel of healthcare experts worked with local advocates to help explain new enrollment requirements.

Amidst Medi-Cal changes, the Alliance aims to ensure members retain health coverage SCOTTS VALLEY, CA, UNITED STATES, ...

When you’re healthy, talking about medical insurance can be boring. But when you’re sick, have an injury, or are managing a chronic health condition, access to quality medical care becomes essential.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Changes to federally supported programs such as Medicaid and SNAP will start this year, but what exactly they’re going to look ...

As of January 1, 2026, California has reinstated the asset test for most long-term care Medi-Cal programs, which help cover nursing home and intensive in-home care. For Bay Area residents—including ...

California’s initiative to overhaul the Medi-Cal program is genuinely ambitious. Known as CalAIM, it is built around the idea ...

With approximately 43% of Humboldt’s population covered by Medi-Cal at the end of 2025, health plans, health care providers, and county social services are brainstorming strategies to help ...

Locally elected Republican Reps. Vince Fong and David Valadao expressed appreciation Wednesday for a federal move that ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California health care advocates, labor unions and progressive lawmakers are urging the governor and the Legislature ...

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