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Union pushes for billionaire’s tax as Medicaid cuts loom

A union-backed ballot initiative could make its way to California voters that would establish a billionaires’ tax to help fund Medicaid. According to documents sent to California Attorney General Rob ... Read More

Health care costs jump to the fore as candidates jockey to be California governor

With the contest a year away, polling shows voters want the next governor to minimize out-of-pocket health care costs, increase mental health care, and expand caregiving services. Read More

Expanding Medicaid Hasn’t Improved Health Care – Commentary

The media are clamoring over the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate that 16 million people will lose health insurance by 2034 because of the Trump administration’s policies—10.9 million due to the ... Read More

California’s Health Insurance Marketplace Braces for Chaos as Shutdown Persists

California this week plans to notify Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees that their costs could rise sharply next year unless Congress extends subsidies to help people buy health insurance. Read More

Health centers face risks as government funding lapses

About 1,500 federally funded health centers that serve millions of low-income people face significant financial challenges, their leaders say, as the government shutdown compounds other cuts to their ... Read More

Covered California kicks off open enrollment amid health care subsidy uncertainty

As open enrollment begins on ACA marketplaces, leaders warn millions could face steep premium hikes if Congress lets key tax credits expire. Read More

“Big Beautiful Bill” fallout could be “devastating” to Valley health care, Assembly members say

The chairwoman of the California State Assembly’s Health Committee said changes to the federal Medicaid health ... Read More

The U.S. experiment with profit-driven health care has failed

Woolhandler and Himmelstein are both general internists, distinguished professors of public health at the City University of New York’s Hunter College, and lecturers in medicine at Harvard Medical ... Read More