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Newsom finally starts tackling Medi-Cal cuts
One can make a reasonable case for a higher asset limit, but removing it opened the system to abuse. This is a safety-net ...
Can Gov. Gavin Newsom use Medi-Cal funding to balance California's budget?
Proposition 35 was meant to attract doctors to care for low-income Californians. Instead, the state is looking to use that ...
Gavin Newsom proposes $2,000 asset eligibility test to control soaring state Medi-Cal costs
Gavin Newsom's budget proposal includes reinstating an asset test for Medi-Cal to address rising costs with the program for ...
Gavin Newsom shifted to the center. Some Democratic lawmakers feel left behind
As Newsom soul searches, California’s diversity caucuses, such as the Latino Caucus and LGBTQ Caucus, are navigating next ...
Gov. Newsom proposes 'asset test' for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants. What does that mean?
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reinstating an 'asset test' that would narrow eligibility for low-income seniors and adults ...
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Gavin Newsom proposes $2,000 asset eligibility test to control soaring state Medi-Cal costs
Gavin Newsom is proposing an "asset test" for seniors to prove eligibility for Medi-Cal healthcare benefits ... and the implementation of major policy changes such as the full elimination of ...
Elderly and disabled Californians with more than $2,000 could lose Medi-Cal
Health advocates say the proposal would keep people in poverty, while Gov. Newsom says it’s essential to cut rising costs.
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Gavin Newsom’s absence looms over 2025 California Democratic Party convention
Gavin Newsom’s absence ... Earlier this month, Newsom updated his budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, calling for pauses in Medi-Cal expansion for undocumented adults while levying ...