How California made almost everyone in the state eligible for health care coverage

Almost everyone in California has health insurance. That trend reflects about a decade and a half of policymaking designed to expand access to health care. The state’s average uninsured rate has ... Read More

It’s costing California more than expected to provide immigrant health care. Is coverage at risk?

California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that benefited immigrant households. Read More

California Removes 850,000 People From Health Care Plan

Despite the drop over the past two years, more Californians have access to public health care than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

California needs $3.4B loan to cover health care costs as state provides insurance to undocumented residents

Gov. Gavin Newsom's Department of Finance on Wednesday notified state lawmakers that California will need a $3.44 billion loan to cover costs associated with the state's Medicaid program known as Medi ... Read More

They live in California's Republican districts, feel betrayed by looming health care costs

Several California Republicans represent towns that rely on Medicaid for health care coverage. Their recent budget-cutting votes angered some. Read More

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 state-sponsored healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants with the cost ... Read More

Here's what could happen to health care in California during the Trump administration

The Democratic supermajority in the California ... coverage of abortion and transgender care. They have expanded health insurance programs to low-income undocumented immigrants and paid for it ... Read More

A proposed law could force California health insurers to explain claim denials

In 2023, state data show, about 72% of appeals made to the Department of Managed Health Care, which regulates ... denials for health coverage and profits by health insurance companies bore a ... Read More