Imagine if you told your kid they could have dessert, but only if they ate all of their vegetables. Then, as you looked away, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a $322 billion budget proposal that aims to address a projected $12 billion deficit ...

For Maria Paredez, the slashing of Medicaid funding is no political football, or some abstract argument emanating from ...

The history of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program and the largest and most expansive such program in the country, provides this crucial background. It shows how Medicaid is the byproduct of ...

There are still many unknowns about what cuts, if any, could happen to Medi-Cal, which covers roughly 15 million people in ...

Medicaid is supposed to be a safety net for the poor, but California has turned it into welfare for the wealthy. In California, literally no amount of wealth now disqualifies someone from eligibility.

Proposed reductions in the federal funding "floor" could leave states facing increased pressure to sustain their Medicaid programs.

Advocates and providers in the state say they anticipate dire repercussions for reproductive health-care access if Medicaid ends up on the Republican-controlled Congress’ chopping block.