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Facing $16 billion ‘Trump slump,’ Newsom wants to pause Medi-Cal enrollment for immigrants
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California’s budget is facing a $16 billion deficit that he blames on tariffs. He’s proposing to save ...
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LA County will erase medical debt for 134K people. See if you quality
One in nine LA County residents is burdened by crippling medical debt, with over half of them having paid the medical bill ...
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Medi-Cal coverage of weight loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal
Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by California’s health insurance for low-income people under ...
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Innovative Medi-Cal Expansion Threatened by Budget and Trump Pressures
Gov. Newsom walks back signature program that provided medical safety net to 1.6 million undocumented immigrants.
Newsom budget revisal: What are the Medi-Cal proposals impacting undocumented Californians?
The proposed Medi-Cal changes include $100 monthly premiums for adults with "unsatisfactory immigration status" and a freeze ...
Cook County to pay $15 million civil rights settlement, $28 million for medical malpractice cases
John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell sued the Chicago Police Department and the county in 2020 alleging they were railroaded as ...
NY's 'Medical Aid in Dying' bill does not specify which lethal drugs
Lawmakers have not specified which life-ending drugs could be prescribed under New York's physician-assisted death bill.
Outside medical expert calls departure of Oregon State Hospital head destabilizing
The former acting head of the Oregon State Hospital, Dr. Sara Walker, resigned last month in the wake of questions ...