Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks $3.4B loan to help shortfall in California's Medi-Cal program
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking a $3.4 billion loan from the general fund to help a shortfall in the state Medi-Cal healthcare program.
California Republican lawmakers raise questions about $3.4B loan to bail out Medi-Cal
Higher-than-expected costs for low-income health insurance are opening a debate about the extension of Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants.
Republican lawmakers blame undocumented immigrants for Medi-Cal shortfall
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Newsom’s Medi-Cal seeks $3.4B bailout, spending $9.5B on noncitizens
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Medi-Cal system is seeking a $3.4 billion taxpayer bailout after spending $9.5 billion this year on noncitizen immigrant health care. A new report also highlighted how California “launders” national taxpayer funding to cover its Medi-Cal bills and is enabled by federal law.
California needs $3.4 billion loan to cover Medi-Cal expenses
The announcement has sparked debate over the program's expansion to include all California residents regardless of immigration status.
Gov. Newsom wants $3.4 billion loan to fund Medi-Cal
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Medicaid shortfall forces California to borrow $3.44B
California will need to borrow $3.44 billion to close a budget gap in the state’s Medicaid program, Newsom administration officials told lawmakers Wednesday in a letter obtained by POLITICO. The budget pressure will bring fresh scrutiny to the state’s coverage of undocumented immigrants,
Cost of undocumented healthcare in California is billions over estimates, pressuring Democrats to consider cuts
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are under pressure to scale back the expansion of ...
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California Borrows $3.4 Billion for Medicaid Overrun as Congress Eyes Steep Cuts
Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, borrowed $3.4 billion from the state — and will likely need even more — due to ...
California needs $3.44 billion to cover healthcare shortfall, according to report
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration informed lawmakers about the $3.44 billion shortfall in the state’s Medicaid ...
'Needs to resign': Blue state blasted for asking for loan amid skyrocketing immigrant healthcare costs
"Gov. Gavin Newsom lied and cooked the books to gift all illegal immigrants free healthcare and now has stuck California ...
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Calif. faces $3.4 billion Medi-Cal shortfall after covering illegal immigrants
California is $3.44 billion short on its Medi-Cal funding in part due to expanding the program’s access to illegal immigrants ...
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Domino Effect: Calculating the Dangers Posed by Medi-Cal Cuts
If the Medi-Cal funding dries up, the FQHCs will immediately be in trouble. California residents’ local community health ...
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UMass medical school rescinds PhD program offers amid uncertainty over federal funds
The notice, signed by dean of the college, Mary Ellen Lane, called the decision "unfortunate" and said institutions across ...
Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have added several medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.