Correction: This column has been corrected to specify that Rep. Ken Calvert vote on the House budget on February 25 could result in cuts to federal Medicaid funding. As an emergency room worker at ...

Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as ...

Hoang Truong, of San Jose, speaks while holding his daughter Joann Truong, 11 months, during a press conference at Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Without ...

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Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-San Diego, was joined by Sen. Alex Padilla Thursday to discuss the importance of protecting California's Medi- Cal program amid potential cuts from the federal government. The two ...

The nationwide push-back against possible Medicaid cuts came to San Diego County on Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-San Diego, held a roundtable discussion at Rady Children’s ...

State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson anticipates that California’s sprawling Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, may need to be dialed back after Gov. Gavin Newsom releases his latest budget, which could ...

The Senate Tuesday narrowly passed the Big Beautiful Bill full of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises —promises that critics warn could mean millions of Californians could get tax breaks, but ...

California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, provides health care coverage for about 15 million children and adults with low incomes or disabilities. About 1.6 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally are ...

Tahira Ali supports people as they navigate the joys and trials of pregnancy — from giving birth to postpartum, and everything in between. She’s also helped pregnant patients work through domestic ...