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 ...

Changes in work and eligibility criteria granting access to Medicaid services under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could threaten unhoused individuals’ access to health coverage.

Billions of dollars have been cut from California’s public health programs because of federal budget cuts, state health ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Mark Ghaly speaks during a COVID-19 news conference on Feb. 27, 2020, in Sacramento, while serving as secretary of the ...

The reconciliation package now being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives will reform Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, the state-run safety-net health insurance program for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Re “Supervisors move to pursue expansion of little-used county medical program” (March 3): San Diego is stepping up for its most vulnerable residents. Last week, the Board of Supervisors voted to ...

A new report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office warns that Medi-Cal spending has “more than doubled” over the past ten ...