States considering charging employers with Medicaid-covered workers
New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being…
What A CMS Fraud Chief Learned By Caring For Her Parents In Hospice
Dollar bills on table with stethoscope on them. Bribes in medical facilities concept megaflopp – stock.adobe.com The realization…
Women’s tennis legend speaks out on California trans athlete controversy as Newsom faces criticism
Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova weighed in on the sudden trans athlete controversy in Gavin Newsom’s California, with…
California governor candidates spar on taxes, Trump and healthcare
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The leading candidates for California governor clashed in a lively debate Tuesday on everything…
Federal officials make 8 arrests in Los Angeles health care fraud investigation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday arrested eight people they say were involved in various health…
Suspension lifted for helicopter pilots who hovered near Kid Rock’s home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock’s Tennessee home during a…
David Spade slams Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass over ‘terrifying’ Hollywood downfall
David Spade is calling out California’s leadership for the collapse of Hollywood. During a recent episode of his podcast,…
Gavin Newsom promised over one hundred mental health projects — many are still abandoned
A number of projects funded through Proposition 1 — the $6.4 billion behavioral-health bond voters narrowly approved in March…
10 projects from Newsom’s mental health bond were supposed to open in 2025. That didn’t happen
None of the projects expected in 2025 under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure have opened, CalMatters…
Jimmy Kimmel Gifts Gavin Newsom His Own FIFA Peace Prize
Gavin Newsom appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to discuss his new book Young Man In a Hurry and…
Newsom threatens California counties for failing to use his new mental health court
Frustrated by the slow adoption of one of his signature efforts to get Californians with severe mental illness…
Listen: Mental health podcast on Gov. Newsom’s CARE Court
By Julie Wernau and Dan Gorenstein, CalMatters A CARE Court recipient in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025.…