Health CareNewsom proposes to freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrantsMay 14, 2025To save more than $5 billion, the California governor wants to shut down new enrollment for adults who lack legal status and charge premiums. The Legislature has resisted such changes.
State GovernmentCalifornia budget is $12 billion in the red amid Trump tariffs and rising costsMay 14, 2025California is experiencing unexpectedly shaky economic conditions, as health care costs rise and Trump’s tariffs create ongoing uncertainty.
Health CareAfter promising universal health care, Gov. Newsom must reconsider immigrant coverageMay 13, 2025The second-term governor faces a tough political decision: renege on his promise to achieve universal health care and strip coverage from millions of immigrants who lack legal status or look elsewhere for budget cuts.
Health CareMental health and substance misuse treatment is increasingly a video chat or phone call awayMay 12, 2025More Californians are talking to their therapists through a video screen or by phone than in person, marking a profound shift in how mental health care is delivered as record-setting numbers seek help.
Health CareKaiser in the hot seat as California lawmakers blast company for skipping mental health hearingMay 8, 2025California lawmakers called an informational hearing on mental health services at Kaiser Permanente, but the company didn’t attend.
Health CareCovered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts LoomMay 5, 2025Monica Soni oversees an effort to hold health plans accountable for the quality of care they provide, including childhood vaccination rates. She worries federal spending cuts could bring issues to the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace.
Health CareMenopause symptom treatment bill clears its first hurdle at the California legislatureApril 22, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiThe bill would require insurance providers cover certain care and physicians take a continuing education course.
Health CareCalifornia halts medical parole, sends several critically ill patients back to prisonApril 22, 2025Medical parole is reserved for the sliver of California’s 90,000 prisoners who have a “significant and permanent condition” that leaves them “physically or cognitively debilitated or incapacitated” to the point they can’t care for themselves.
Sacramento RegionFresh Air: Midtown Parks to return with free summer wellness activitiesApril 18, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisMidtown Association’s free health and wellness activities will run from May through September.
Health CareMedi-Cal under threat: who’s covered and what could be cut?April 18, 2025Federal law requires states to offer health insurance to many people with low incomes or disabilities. But some states, including California, are far more generous than what’s required. Budget pressures may force lawmakers to cut benefits.
