Medi-Cal needs an audit

Medicaid cuts could upend California’s plans for improving mental health

California under Gov. Gavin Newsom has made sweeping changes to its behavioral health system, pouring billions of dollars into new services and support programs. But the state’s ambitious plans face a looming threat: the proposed federal spending cuts that Congress is currently considering are seen as all but certain to impact Medicaid and could bring to a halt some of the headway the state has made in responding to its behavioral health crisis.…

Billions over budget. No answers. Medi-Cal needs an audit.

Medi-Cal is broken. It’s billions over budget, and the patients who rely on it are struggling to get access to high-quality, reliable care. Just last month, Governor Gavin Newsom was forced to pour an additional $6.2 billion into Medi-Cal after it ran out of money.  We need an audit to get to the bottom of these cost-overruns to stabilize the program for vulnerable people who depend on it and prevent painful cuts to other critical services provi…

Medi-Cal needs an audit

Medi-Cal is broken. It’s billions over budget, and the patients who rely on it are struggling to get access to high-quality, reliable care. Just last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom was forced to pour an additional $6.2 billion into Medi-Cal after it ran out of money. We need an audit to get to the bottom of these cost-overruns to stabilize the program for vulnerable people who depend on it and prevent painful cuts to other critical services provided b…

Lawmakers in deep blue state demand audit over skyrocketing healthcare costs: 'Alarming nature'

A group of California Republican lawmakers is asking for a formal audit of the state’s Medicaid program.

California lawmakers approve $2.8 billion to sustain Medi-Cal health care program

California lawmakers voted Thursday to send $2.8 billion in additional funds to California’s low-income health insurance plan, Medi-Cal, to cover higher-than-anticipated costs as the fiscal year ends. The move was part of a budget trailer bill, otherwise known as a…

CA Assembly votes to maintain ‘free’ health care for illegal immigrants

(The Center Square) - The California Assembly voted to maintain taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants, which the state said earlier had cost $9.5 billion this year.