November 21, 2017 | Sammy Caiola
Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said she would like to empower states to restructure their existing Medicare and Medicaid systems at an event in Modesto Monday.
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November 16, 2017 | Sammy Caiola
Medi-Cal beneficiaries in San Joaquin and Stanislaus County are getting better coverage when it comes to chronic pain.
October 24, 2017 | Sammy Caiola
A special committee formed by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon will discuss options for universal health care this week.
July 28, 2017 | Sammy Caiola
After days of debate, the Senate failed to pass the "skinny repeal" of Obamacare. Health Care Reporter Sammy Caiola explains reactions in California.
June 28, 2017 | Chris Nichols
California could face an additional $30 billion annually in health costs a decade from now under the Senate Republican health care plan, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Brown Administration.
June 19, 2017 | Sally Schilling
Undocumented young adults looking for health care were among those receiving the short end of the stick in the state budget process this year.
April 21, 2017
Federal prosecutors say Walgreens has paid nearly $10 million to settle claims that it sought reimbursement from California's Medi-Cal program without proper documentation.
March 28, 2017 | Ja'Nel Johnson
Medi-Cal and Covered California will continue operating as usual now that the House Republic bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act has been pulled.
February 23, 2017 | Chris Nichols
Gov. Jerry Brown’s plans for how to spend money from last fall’s tobacco tax increase “may be problematic” because they don’t go far enough to bolster Medi-Cal spending. That’s according to a new report by California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office.
January 30, 2017 | Ja'Nel Johnson
President Donald Trump and his administration want to turn Medicaid into a block grant program, which policy analysts say could put more burden on states to cover costs -- and lead to coverage cuts in California.
