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

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

There is broad consensus among economists and public health experts that large cuts to Medicaid—which House hardliners seem ...

California is facing a $12 billion deficit that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to help close by freezing enrollment in a ...

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.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California is facing a $12 billion deficit that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to help close by freezing enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants living in ...

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

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.

Stretching California’s already fraying safety net even further, to cover people who aren’t here legally, is not compassion. It’s fiscal malpractice.