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California’s Medicaid corruption costs us all
Imagine if you told your kid they could have dessert, but only if they ate all of their vegetables. Then, as you looked away, ...
Medicaid cuts threaten California’s in-home caregivers
For Maria Paredez, the slashing of Medicaid funding is no political football, or some abstract argument emanating from ...
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The History of California’s Medicaid Program Exposes the Dangers of Slashing Funding
The history of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program and the largest and most expansive such program in the country, provides this crucial background. It shows how Medicaid is the byproduct of ...
As Congress debates Medicaid cuts, the effects on California are still unclear
There are still many unknowns about what cuts, if any, could happen to Medi-Cal, which covers roughly 15 million people in ...
Inside the GOP’s secret plan to destroy Medicaid
Republicans are plotting to cut the federal match for Medicaid expansion, which could cost states as much as $600 billion and ...
Opinion
California put the wealthy on welfare—and you’re paying for it
Medicaid is supposed to be a safety net for the poor, but California has turned it into welfare for the wealthy. In California, literally no amount of wealth now disqualifies someone from eligibility.
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California Could Lose $157 Billion Under Potential Medicaid Changes
As well as California, which would experience an estimated 18-percent drop in federal Medicaid assistance, other states would need to make up significant shortfalls in funding over the next ten ...
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California OKs $2.8B to close Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday to close a $2.8 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services and ensure coverage through June for 15 million ...