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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- 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.

Leaders in the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services called out California recipients for fraudulently taking advantage ...

“Medicaid’s long-term sustainability depends on accountability,” says health expert Sally Pipes. “Changing the subject won’t fix the problem.” Dr. Mehmet Oz has been raising a stir over what he claims ...

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) defended the Medicaid cuts that Congress passed as part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as the lawmaker got heckled by residents in his home district ...

This article first appeared on KFF Health News. Subscribe to KFF Health News’ free Morning Briefing. SACRAMENTO — Many low-income Californians prescribed wildly popular weight loss drugs lost their ...