House GOP budget could cost Medi-Cal nearly $40 billion per year, bankrupt CA

GOP bill can rip health care from 3.4 million Californians, cost state billions, close hospitals, clinics

SACRAMENTO>> Gov. Gavin Newsom today slammed the Congressional Republican and Trump Administration proposal that is advancing in the House of Representatives. According to new figures from the state, the Republican proposal could result in up to 3.4 million Californians losing their health coverage and put more than an estimated $30 billion in federal funding at risk — gutting the foundation of California’s health care safety net. Care at risk T…

Santa Clara County wants to change its Medi-Cal model, but Family Health Plan calls it a “hostile takeover”

As House Republicans consider making deep cuts to Medicaid, Santa Clara County wants to transition to a “single plan” model for Medi-Cal managed care in hopes of improving reimbursement rates. But leadership of the Santa Clara Family Health Plan, a county-created public health agency, is pushing back, calling the move a “hostile takeover” in a recently filed lawsuit. The change will require approval from the California Department of Health Care …

Kotek reluctant to reduce health care for undocumented

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told reporters Monday afternoon, May 19, she would be very reluctant to follow the lead of her fellow Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who last week proposed reducing his state's spending on health care for undocumented…

Why some Democratic governors want to roll back their own health care policies : The NPR Politics Podcast

Democratic governors in California and Minnesota are proposing to roll back health insurance coverage for immigrants without legal status that they signed into law. We look at what's going on. This podcast: voting correspondent Miles Parks, Minnesota Public Radio senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson, and CapRadio statehouse & politics reporter Laura Fitzgerald. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Mut…

Analysis: House GOP budget could cost Medi-Cal nearly $40 billion per year, bankrupt CA - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed congressional proposals that would, among other things, cut Medicaid funding to states that provide taxpayer-financed non-emergency health care to illegal immigrants. The governor was also critical of congressional proposals to require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or be in school part-time, and limit states’ abilities to tax Medicaid providers higher to engineer inc…

Democratic Latino lawmakers don’t accept Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan for Medi-Cal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The group of Latino leaders who advocate for the state’s 16 million Latino residents are coming out strong against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to limit state-funded health care for undocumented immigrants in his latest draft of the…