Elderly or disabled people making too much to qualify for Medi-Cal can still access the program if they pay a “share of cost” toward their medical bills, but are left only $600 a month for other ...

California living is expensive. So imagine having to get by on $600 a month. That’s essentially what some seniors and people with disabilities have to do in order to access Medi-Cal, the state’s ...

California's children's advocates are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to provide funding for low-income children to stay on Medi-Cal without renewal requirements until age 5. The backstory: Each year nearly ...

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 ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Proposed budget cuts in California could freeze Medi-Cal enrollment and reduce access to healthcare for undocumented and low-income residents. California's 2025-26 budget ...

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Millions of Californians who rely on Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services could lose eligibility under a proposal requiring recipients to prove their assets total less than $2,000. Gov. Gavin ...

A hospital emergency entrance in San Diego. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) For decades, Medicaid has been a lifeline for more than one third of California residents, and millions of ...

Rosaline George, 97, in front of her apartment at the Hollywood Fountain North complex in Hollywood. (William Liang / For The Times) Month by month, the savings that Rosaline George scraped together ...

Facing higher healthcare costs, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing adding an “asset test” for applicants for Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services. The test would mean Californians would not be ...

Month by month, the savings that Rosaline George scraped together in her years as a journalist and local government employee ...