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Can Gov. Gavin Newsom use Medi-Cal funding to balance California’s budget?
Proposition 35 was meant to attract doctors to care for low-income Californians. Instead, the state is looking to use that ...
Newsom finally starts tackling Medi-Cal cuts
One can make a reasonable case for a higher asset limit, but removing it opened the system to abuse. This is a safety-net ...
Gavin Newsom proposes $2,000 asset eligibility test to control soaring state Medi-Cal costs
Gavin Newsom's budget proposal includes reinstating an asset test for Medi-Cal to address rising costs with the program for ...
Gov. Newsom proposes 'asset test' for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants. What does that mean?
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reinstating an 'asset test' that would narrow eligibility for low-income seniors and adults ...
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‘I’m really scared’: Elderly and disabled Californians with more than $2,000 could lose Medi-Cal
Health advocates say the proposal to reinstate the Medi-Cal asset limit would keep people in poverty while Gov. Newsom says ...
San Diego dermatologist charged with $1.3 million Medi-Cal fraud allegations
A criminal complaint filed in San Diego Superior Court earlier this month alleges the conduct occurred between 2016 and 2024.
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California's Medi-Cal Asset Test Reinstatement
Governor Gavin Newsom considers reinstating the asset test for Medi-Cal, potentially impacting millions of Californians. The ...
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Immigrant advocates press McGuire to oppose Newsom’s health care cuts for undocumented adults
Calling the Healdsburg Democrat and Senate president an ally of immigrant communities, the demonstrators demanded he take a ...
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Medi-Cal $2K Asset Limit Proposal | Wine Industry Challenges | Sacramento Artist Ryan Seng’s Debut Book
Gov. Newsom proposes setting a Medi-Cal asset limit of $2,000 for eligibility. Also, California wine produces its smallest ...
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Budget Cuts Threaten In-Home Assistance Workers and Medi-Cal Recipients
The union claims that 23,000 SEIU members who are currently paid for 66 hours per week would see a 30% cut in their monthly ...
Millions of Californians who rely on Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services could lose eligibility
Karen Garcia is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the team that has a pulse on breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a reporter on the Utility Journalism Team, which focused on ...
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Gavin Newsom proposes $2,000 asset eligibility test to control soaring state Medi-Cal costs
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing an "asset test" for seniors to prove eligibility for Medi-Cal healthcare benefits for low-income Californians in response to a budget shortfall.