Medicaid reckoning awaits next California governor after program’s rapid expansion
In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors and hospitals, the state borrowed…
Prop 40 would tax California’s billionaires. Here’s what to know about the wealth tax dividing Democrats – Annenberg Media
Among 14 propositions on the ballot in California this November, Proposition 40 would be directed to California’s healthcare…
Doctors, insurers sue California over health care tax law
IN SUMMARY In June, lawmakers passed a healthcare tax that could increase premiums in order to combat federal…
Mind Divers expands in Bakersfield, grows Mind Cure
Clovis Mayor Vong Mouanoutoua, right, speaks during a ribbon cutting for Mind Divers’ office at 180 W. Bullard…
Deal allowing Paramount-Warner Bros. merger may not cure Hollywood’s troubles | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In sheer economic terms, Southern California’s movie and television production industry is not terribly important, generating scarcely 1%…
Are you on Medi-Cal? Here’s what to know about big changes coming in January
Why Medi-Cal enrollees need to keep an eye on their mailboxes Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, many Medi-Cal enrollees…
Fresno, Tulare county budgets face federal funding pressures
From left, Tulare County Principal CAO Analyst Paul Guerrero, Assistant County Administrative Officer John Hess and County Administrative…
OC’s Neediest Families to Face New Hurdles For Medi-Cal; CalOptima Membership Shrinks
Orange County’s neediest families will face new hurdles in the coming months and years to keep their public…
Adventist Health Bakersfield to offer free childhood immunizations in September
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Adventist Health Bakersfield announced opportunities for children to get free immunizations throughout the month…
In toss-up House district, voters crave leadership to fix broken healthcare | News
Carlos A. grew up in a family on Medicaid, which made healthcare an afterthought since the public insurance…
California transgender kids may lose Medi-Cal care in October
By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters Protesters gather outside of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to oppose the hospital’s decision to…
California nearly achieved universal healthcare. Now, millions are losing coverage
Two years ago, California hit a milestone decades in the making: Nearly every person in the state qualified…