There are still many unknowns about what cuts, if any, could happen to Medi-Cal, which covers roughly 15 million people in the state.

Imagine if you told your kid they could have dessert, but only if they ate all of their vegetables. Then, as you looked away, they quietly slipped their spinach to the dog before reaching out to receive dessert. Here you have what California is doing with Medicaid funding, and the whole country is paying for it.

The report estimates that two-thirds of the job losses would come from direct ... Lucia’s projection anticipates California would see a cut of $10 to $20 billion in federal funding. The fight over Medicaid has been heating up since the Republican Party ...

While healthcare workers would make up a majority of job losses, industries that rely on the healthcare industry, including restaurants and retail stores, would also face significant job losses.

Congressional Republicans’ proposed Medicaid work reporting requirements could strip coverage from hundreds of thousands of children, cost up to 449,000 jobs, and lead to more than 15,400 avoidable deaths each year.

As Congress discusses possible cuts behind closed doors, the medical community strives to connect dollars to services

Proposed Medicaid cuts in the Republican budget proposal hold significant implications for health care access and coverage.

The history of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program and the largest and most expansive such program in the country, provides this crucial background. It shows how Medicaid is the byproduct of ...

As Congress reconvenes this week, Republicans are proposing $880 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade. A new UC Berkeley Labor Center report warns the move would not only jeopardize healthcare for 15 million Californians, but could cost the state up to 217,000 jobs.

Some providers may need to reduce services, lay off staff or close their doors if Congress enacts major cuts to the safety-net insurance program, experts say.

CMS has issued a proposed rule to close what it describes as a Medicaid tax “loophole” that some states have exploited to increase federal payments while minimizing their state financial contributions.