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Lauren Justice/CalMattersMany undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it “an abuse.” -
Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsOregon’s lone Republican Congressman, Cliff Bentz, represents more than 705,000 Oregonians — about 16% of the state’s population — who are likely to feel disproportionately the cuts in the Republican tax and spending bill currently being considered by the U.S. Senate and that passed the U.S. House in May.
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President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he wants the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ on his desk by July 4. -
A proposal in Congress would require some adults to document 80 hours a month of work or school. Experts say the red tape and paperwork is so cumbersome that even people who work will lose their health insurance. -
President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization, including California, Oregon and Washington. -
Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget plan would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors’ pay and reproductive care to cover other expenses. The cost of the low-income health insurance program has been growing rapidly. -
A bill that passed a key committee vote in Congress this week would add a work requirement for some on Medicaid and would jeopardize billions in Medicaid funding for Oregon. -
California uses Medicaid to pay for a range of nontraditional health care services, including housing. The Trump administration wants to scale back those programs. -
More than a third of Californians depend on Medi-Cal for a range of health care coverage. Now the program finds itself in the political crosshairs of federal budget-cutters. -
Potential cuts to Medicaid have Californians bracing for changes that could weaken recent gains in mental health care and addiction treatment. -
California voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot measure that increases pay to doctors with Medi-Cal patients. The Newsom administration missed an early deadline to begin implementing it. -
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that benefited immigrant households. -
Without legislative action, taxes that fund Medicaid will sunset in the next two years, leaving a hole in the state’s budget. -
Local service providers worry that the Trump administration’s goals to cut federal spending could have major impacts on countless services in rural communities.
