California governor proposes tax cuts, expanded health care
2 years, 11 months ago

California governor proposes tax cuts, expanded health care

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With state revenues at an all-time high, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a budget that would cut taxes while also promising to pay the health care expenses of all of the state’s low-income adults who are living in the country illegally. It will cost state taxpayers about $2.2 billion per year to cover the cost of health care for the state’s low-income immigrants. California taxes the wealthy more than people with lower incomes to the point that, in 2019, the top 1% of earners paid nearly 45% of all the state’s income tax collections. Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk praised Newsom for proposals like halting the gas tax increase, boosting law enforcement spending to investigate and prevent retail theft and cutting taxes for businesses.

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This California ballot measure promises money for health care. Its critics warn it could backfire
2 months, 2 weeks ago

This California ballot measure promises money for health care. Its critics warn it could backfire

Associated Press  

Among the blitz of election ads flooding TV, social media and street corners, you won’t see any opposition to a ballot measure proposing to lock in billions of dollars to pay doctors more for treating low-income patients. 35 would take an existing tax on health insurance plans and use the money to increase payment to doctors and other providers who …

Your guide to Proposition 35: Taxing managed care organizations
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Your guide to Proposition 35: Taxing managed care organizations

LA Times  

This isn’t a new thing: California has imposed an “MCO tax” off and on over the years. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers decided to renew the tax to help fund Medi-Cal as the state made more Californians eligible for coverage. Lawmakers said they would dedicate some of that tax revenue to increase the reimbursement rates that healthcare providers are paid …

Newsom’s budget plan saves vital programs for immigrants, but kids and hungry seniors may suffer
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Newsom’s budget plan saves vital programs for immigrants, but kids and hungry seniors may suffer

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers agreed to a $297.7-billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, they preserved two vital programs serving thousands of immigrant Californians. “Immigrants are close to a third of the population, and trust me, they are not getting a third of the funding when it comes to services within the budget.” Kept: Cal State clinics offering …

California will refund more than $52 million to federal government for immigrant care
6 months, 2 weeks ago

California will refund more than $52 million to federal government for immigrant care

LA Times  

California miscalculated how much Medi-Cal care it could ask the federal government to reimburse. California needs to repay more than $52 million to the federal government after improperly claiming reimbursement from the Medicaid program for some immigrant patients, according to a recently released report from federal inspectors. California used a formula to determine how much of those payments went to …

California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants
6 months, 3 weeks ago

California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state’s budget deficit by taking away health insurance from low-income adults living in the country without legal permission, calling the state’s policy “something I believe in.” But Newsom would eliminate an important health benefit for some low-income immigrants with disabilities, angering his allies who are now accusing …

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually
7 months, 4 weeks ago

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved Wednesday in the latest attempt to corral the ever-increasing costs of medical care in the United States. “We want to be aggressive,” board chair Dr. Mark Ghaly said, while acknowledging …

The cost of Prop. 1: Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The cost of Prop. 1: Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom kicks off his campaign for Proposition 1 at Los Angeles General Medical Center on Jan. 3. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to overhaul the state’s mental health services system and sell bonds to finance more than 10,000 treatment beds across California could cost the state up to $14 billion. An LAO analysis of the measure says $4.4 billion from …

California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year
11 months, 3 weeks ago

California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free health care starting Monday under one of the state’s most ambitious coverage expansions in a decade. It’s an effort that will eventually cost the state about $3.1 billion per year and inches California closer to Democrats’ goal of providing universal health care to its …

California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year
11 months, 3 weeks ago

California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 700,000 immigrants living …

Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms
1 year, 1 month ago

Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom signed a law that set a first-in-the-nation minimum wage for healthcare workers, three words in a bill analysis foretold potential concerns about its cost: “Fiscal impact unknown.” Now, three weeks after Newsom signed SB 525 into law — giving medical employees at least $25 an hour, including support staff such as cleaners and security guards — his administration …

After years of surpluses, California headed toward a deficit
1 year, 11 months ago

After years of surpluses, California headed toward a deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — From a budget perspective, the first four years of California Gov. Tuesday, Newsom announced California likely won’t collect enough money in taxes to pay for all of its obligations, leaving a $22.5 billion hole in its budget. State Sen. Roger Niello, the top Republican on the state Senate’s budget-writing committee, said lawmakers need to focus on areas …

Prepare for more gas price hikes. Here’s why—and who’s to blame
2 years ago

Prepare for more gas price hikes. Here’s why—and who’s to blame

LA Times  

Cars drive past Marathon’s refinery in California. As California energetically attempts to decarbonize the state’s economy, some in Sacramento fear the plan faces a looming threat: astronomical gas prices that could fuel a massive public backlash. The issue was framed by Siva Gunda, the commission’s vice chair, when he kicked off the gas price hearing with an observation and an …

The Inflation Reduction Act is now law. What it will do for Californians
2 years, 4 months ago

The Inflation Reduction Act is now law. What it will do for Californians

LA Times  

The Desert Sunlight solar farm in Riverside County. For starters, the bill would continue for three years the extra premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance policies that last year’s American Rescue Plan inaugurated. Politics House Democrats pass sweeping healthcare, tax and climate bill The Inflation Reduction Act to cap drugmakers’ price hikes, tax wealthy corporations and reduce emissions by …

California first to cover health care for all immigrants
2 years, 5 months ago

California first to cover health care for all immigrants

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Thursday became the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants living in the country illegally, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people at an eventual cost of about $2.7 billion a year. Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, said offering free health care will …

Prepare to pay more for gas in California starting today as tax increases
2 years, 5 months ago

Prepare to pay more for gas in California starting today as tax increases

LA Times  

Californians contending with the highest gas prices in the nation will pay another 3 cents per gallon starting Friday due to the state’s annual gas tax increase. “The Governor and the Legislature could have suspended the state’s gas tax and stopped this,” Assemblyman Vince Fong, vice chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, said in a statement about the increase. However, …

How much do I get from California’s $9.5-billion gas tax relief plan? When will I get it?
2 years, 5 months ago

How much do I get from California’s $9.5-billion gas tax relief plan? When will I get it?

LA Times  

After months of debate, Gov. “California’s budget addresses the state’s most pressing needs, and prioritizes getting dollars back into the pockets of millions of Californians who are grappling with global inflation and rising prices of everything from gas to groceries,” Newsom, Senate President Pro Tem Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon said in a joint statement. Sliding income …

California governor backs plan to pay for some abortions
2 years, 7 months ago

California governor backs plan to pay for some abortions

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California taxpayers would help pay for abortions for women who can’t afford them under a new spending proposal Gov. When that happens, clinics will sometimes perform abortions for free, known as “uncompensated care.” Wednesday, Newsom said he wants the state to give $40 million worth of grants to clinics to help offset those costs. “California will not …

California car owners could get up to $800 for gas
2 years, 9 months ago

California car owners could get up to $800 for gas

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians shouldering the nation’s highest gas prices could soon get a tax break, free rides on public transit and up to $800 on debit cards to help pay for fuel under a proposal revealed Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Last week, the governors of Maryland and Georgia signed laws temporarily suspending their state’s gas taxes, while Georgia on …

What you need to know about getting Newsom’s $400 gas rebate for California drivers
2 years, 9 months ago

What you need to know about getting Newsom’s $400 gas rebate for California drivers

LA Times  

Drivers line up for discounted gas prices at Costco earlier this week. Payments would be capped at $800 for anyone with more than one vehicle registered under their name, though households with multiple vehicles registered to different family members could receive far more than that amount. Californians who don’t own a registered vehicle would not receive a refund, although $750 …

California’s overflowing coffers hand Newsom ‘every politician’s dream’
2 years, 11 months ago

California’s overflowing coffers hand Newsom ‘every politician’s dream’

LA Times  

There seems to be nothing standing in the way of California Gov. “ Biden would like to do a lot of the things for the nation that we’re doing here in California and mostly can’t.” Newsom’s more than $286-billion budget proposal for 2022-23, unveiled Monday, follows the unconventional model that has become a hallmark of his governing style and drawn …

California poised to remove all immigration status rules for Medi-Cal healthcare
2 years, 11 months ago

California poised to remove all immigration status rules for Medi-Cal healthcare

LA Times  

Jonatan Gutierrez, center, with his parents Pablo Gutierrez, right, and Rocio Urzua, pray together on Urzua’s late father’s birthday in Santa Ana. California would allow all income-eligible residents to qualify for the state’s healthcare program for low-income people regardless of immigration status under Gov. Newsom’s plan calls for the state to spend $2.2 billion a year to close the final …

Health coverage for all immigrants in California: Newsom plan
2 years, 11 months ago

Health coverage for all immigrants in California: Newsom plan

Al Jazeera  

California would be the first United States state to cover everyone under its Medicaid plan regardless of immigration status. California would be the first US state to provide health coverage to all immigrants within its borders, regardless of how they arrived in the state, under a new budget plan proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday. Newsom’s proposal would use …

Column: California Democrats are trying again for universal healthcare. It’s a debate well worth having
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: California Democrats are trying again for universal healthcare. It’s a debate well worth having

LA Times  

Assemblyman Ash Kalra discusses legislation during floor debate at the state Capitol in August 2019. Californians on Medicare would be shifted into the new state-run “CalCare.” No more Medicare in the nation’s most populous state. As advertised by CalCare proponents, most Californians would be better off under the new state plan: “No premiums, copays or deductibles … or other out-of-pocket …

California budget boosts health care for older immigrants
3 years, 5 months ago

California budget boosts health care for older immigrants

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will soon pay the health care bills for low-income people 50 and older who are living in the country illegally, part of an expansion of Medicaid that aims to inch the nation’s most populous state toward Democrats’ goal of making sure everyone has health insurance. Still, the inclusion of benefits for immigrants 50 and older was …

Newsom proposes healthcare for seniors without legal immigration status, but Democrats want more
3 years, 7 months ago

Newsom proposes healthcare for seniors without legal immigration status, but Democrats want more

LA Times  

California would allow seniors living in the country illegally to apply for the state’s healthcare program for low-income residents under Gov. We are going to keep on pushing to include more uninsured.” Newsom’s budget documents characterized his proposal as a “milestone on the path toward universal health coverage.” The state would begin offering Medi-Cal coverage to adults 60 and older …

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