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 part of California’s booming budget surplus to provide healthcare coverage through the state’s system for any low-income resident, regardless of immigration status. On Monday, Newsom additionally proposed spending $648m to back wildland firefighters and buy more helicopters and bulldozers, plus another $1.2bn on top of the current budget year’s $1.5bn for forest management. To help with the ever-growing cost of living in California, Newsom proposed “doubling down” on the state’s existing plan to provide free, universal pre-kindergarten; adding thousands of childcare slots and boosting summer school programmes.

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California Governor Calls Special Session To Protect Liberal Policies From Trump Presidency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California Governor Calls Special Session To Protect Liberal Policies From Trump Presidency

Huff Post  

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Four takeaways from first debate in 2026 California governor’s race
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Four takeaways from first debate in 2026 California governor’s race

LA Times  

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In rare agreement, California Democrats and Trump both pitch insurance coverage for IVF
3 months, 3 weeks ago

In rare agreement, California Democrats and Trump both pitch insurance coverage for IVF

LA Times  

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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 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 …

Newsom boosted California’s public health spending during COVID. Now he wants to cut it
7 months, 1 week ago

Newsom boosted California’s public health spending during COVID. Now he wants to cut it

LA Times  

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$3.3 billion available for mental health beds as Newsom jump-starts Prop. 1 spending
7 months, 1 week ago

$3.3 billion available for mental health beds as Newsom jump-starts Prop. 1 spending

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announced that the first batch of funding from Proposition 1 to build mental health treatment facilities will be available in July. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the state will make $3.3 billion in funding available by July to begin building inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment centers as part of a massive effort to transform California’s mental health …

California voters pass measure pushed by governor to tackle homelessness crisis in razor-thin win
9 months ago

California voters pass measure pushed by governor to tackle homelessness crisis in razor-thin win

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters have approved a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis, in a tissue-thin win for Gov. Democrats outnumber Republicans by a staggering 2-to-1 in California, and the borderline vote — coming more than two weeks after election day — signaled …

California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis
9 months ago

California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis

NPR  

California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Damian Dovarganes/AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters have approved a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state's homelessness crisis, in a tissue-thin win for Gov. Democrats outnumber Republicans by …

Voters approve Proposition 1, Newsom’s overhaul of the California mental health system
9 months ago

Voters approve Proposition 1, Newsom’s overhaul of the California mental health system

LA Times  

The close contest over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $6.4-billion bond measure to transform California’s mental health system finally ended Wednesday, more than two weeks after the primary election. The Californians Against Proposition 1 campaign said the measure wasn’t a huge win for Newsom, but “an embarrassing squeaker of a victory.” “By cutting off services and reducing early intervention programs, Prop. Luna …

Californians to vote on measure governor says he needs to tackle homelessness crisis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Californians to vote on measure governor says he needs to tackle homelessness crisis

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 Californians are set to vote …

Newsom’s Prop. 1 holds narrow lead in California primary
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom’s Prop. 1 holds narrow lead in California primary

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom kicked off his campaign for Proposition 1 at Los Angeles General Medical Center in January. Gavin Newsom championed as critical to solving the state’s mental health and homelessness crisis, holds a narrow lead in California’s primary election, but the contest was too close to call Wednesday with votes still being counted across the state. The measure redirects an …

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 …

Things to know about California’s Proposition 1
10 months, 1 week ago

Things to know about California’s Proposition 1

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters this March will decide on a statewide ballot measure that Democratic Gov. It also would allow the state to borrow $6.38 billion to build 4,350 housing units, half of which would be reserved for veterans, and add 6,800 mental health and addiction treatment beds. About a third would go toward housing and rental assistance for …

Things to know about California's Proposition 1
10 months, 1 week ago

Things to know about California's Proposition 1

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It also would allow the state to borrow …

‘Universal frustration’: In California, a crisis so dire Republicans and Democrats are working together
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Universal frustration’: In California, a crisis so dire Republicans and Democrats are working together

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom has an unusual ally in his Proposition 1 ballot measure to boost funding for mental health: an outspoken Donald Trump supporter and Kern County lawmaker who co-chaired the committee that led the failed 2021 recall effort against the governor. She recently wrote an opinion piece arguing in favor of his proposal to address the state’s mental health crisis …

Opinion: California’s great strides in Medi-Cal expansion are threatened by system inefficiencies
11 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: California’s great strides in Medi-Cal expansion are threatened by system inefficiencies

LA Times  

California is striving for a healthier 2024 by vastly expanding its Medicaid program, but the state is at risk of rescinding coverage at the same time. California Medi-Cal will soon be open to all, ‘papers or no papers.’ She wants her neighbors to know Next year, California will extend Medi-Cal benefits to the last group of undocumented people who have …

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
11 months, 2 weeks ago

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of a new $291 billion state spending plan for the 2024-25 budget year that accounts for an estimated $37.9 billion deficit. It largely keeps intact a $1.5 billion program to help counties find housing for homeless people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders, but it delays $235 million …

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
11 months, 2 weeks ago

California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of …

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 …

All undocumented immigrants in California will be eligible for health insurance as of Jan. 1
11 months, 3 weeks ago

All undocumented immigrants in California will be eligible for health insurance as of Jan. 1

Salon  

On the brink of a new year, the state of California is making the historical decision to offer an expanded version of Medi-Cal – the state's own version of the federal Medicaid program – offering health insurance benefits to all undocumented immigrants, regardless of age. Gavin Newsom's 2019 package which originally offered benefits to young adults ages 19 through 25 …

More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP
11 months, 3 weeks ago

More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP

NPR  

More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without authorization, even as Republicans assail President Joe Biden over a dramatic increase in …

Lawmakers approve Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system
1 year, 3 months ago

Lawmakers approve Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, seen in 2022, has received resistance from all sides in his efforts to address the homelessness crisis. Gavin Newsom’s plan to transform the state’s mental health system with rare bipartisan support, sending him a proposal for the March 2024 ballot that would expand substance abuse services and generate nearly $6.4 billion to build facilities to provide 10,000 new …

Medi-Cal will soon end some people’s benefits. What this means for you
1 year, 8 months ago

Medi-Cal will soon end some people’s benefits. What this means for you

LA Times  

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest, low-income Californians who enrolled in Medi-Cal — California’s version of the government-funded Medicaid health insurance program — have been able to keep their coverage without having to prove every year that they still qualified for it. In Texas, for example, the income limit for pregnant women is about twice the federal poverty level; …

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent
1 year, 9 months ago

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent

LA Times  

Stephen Morton lived homeless nearly two years, racking up huge Medi-Cal costs due to chronic illness. States are barred from using federal Medicaid dollars to pay directly for rent, but California’s governor is asking the administration of President Biden, a fellow Democrat, to authorize a new program called “transitional rent,” which would provide up to six months of rent or …

California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless
2 years, 3 months ago

California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — With more than 100,000 people living on California’s streets, Gov. “This has been architected completely differently than anything you’ve seen in the state of California, arguably in the last century.” Some progressives have spoken out against Newsom blocking certain priorities, including vetoing a bill that would have authorized supervised safe-injection sites for drug users and opposing a …

California to protect health benefits for young immigrants
2 years, 4 months ago

California to protect health benefits for young immigrants

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won’t lose their government-funded health insurance over the next year under a new policy announced Monday by California Gov. California already pays for the health care expenses of low-income adults 25 and younger, regardless of their immigration status. Monday, the state Department of Health Care Services announced it …

New California policy protects healthcare benefits for young immigrants
2 years, 4 months ago

New California policy protects healthcare benefits for young immigrants

LA Times  

Supporters of expanding California’s government-funded healthcare benefits to immigrants gather at the Capitol on May 20, 2019, in Sacramento. About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won’t lose their government-funded health insurance over the next year under a new policy announced Monday by California Gov. A new law scheduled to take effect in January 2024 would extend those …

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 …

California to become first state to offer food benefits to some immigrants who live in U.S. illegally
2 years, 5 months ago

California to become first state to offer food benefits to some immigrants who live in U.S. illegally

LA Times  

California is expected to become the first state to provide food benefits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. California is expected to be the first state to offer food benefits to immigrants residing in the U.S. illegally under a state budget plan revealed this week. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers includes $35.2 million to expand the state’s food assistance program to …

California would subsidize abortion services for uninsured, out-of-state patients under Newsom plan
2 years, 7 months ago

California would subsidize abortion services for uninsured, out-of-state patients under Newsom plan

LA Times  

California would set aside $40 million for abortion service providers to help cover uninsured residents and an expected influx of women from other states seeking care if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark ruling in Roe vs. Wade, under a plan unveiled Wednesday by Gov. The subsidies are included in a $125-million plan Newsom will send to legislators on …

California judges could order help for homeless Californians under Newsom’s new plan
2 years, 9 months ago

California judges could order help for homeless Californians under Newsom’s new plan

LA Times  

As California cities struggle to address a homelessness and mental health crisis on their streets, Gov. The Newsom administration said CARE Court instead would emphasize “individualized interventions” through a “client-centered approach,” and participants would have access to a public defender and a care team throughout the process. “CARE Court is really not a replacement for conservatorship,” said Jason Elliott, Newsom’s …

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 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 …

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 …

California recall could boost Newsom’s clout for 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

California recall could boost Newsom’s clout for 2022

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The recall election that once threatened to derail California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political future has instead given it new life, offering a rare midterm vote of confidence that could fuel an ambitious legislative agenda featuring new coronavirus vaccine mandates, housing for the homeless and health insurance for people living in the country illegally. “Things that you may …

California prepares to spend billions on Medi-Cal services for homeless people and others
3 years, 3 months ago

California prepares to spend billions on Medi-Cal services for homeless people and others

LA Times  

Eugenia Hunter lives in a tent in a bustling Oakland neighborhood surrounded by upscale apartments and hip eateries. Over the next five years, California is plowing nearly $6 billion in state and federal money into the plan, which will target just a sliver of the 14 million low-income Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal: homeless people or those at risk of losing …

California expands Medi-Cal, offering relief to older immigrants without legal status
3 years, 4 months ago

California expands Medi-Cal, offering relief to older immigrants without legal status

LA Times  

Jonatan Gutierrez, foreground, and parents Rocio Urzua and Pablo Gutierrez are shown at home in Santa Ana on July 2. There are people who have to choose between going to the doctor or paying rent.” Currently, income-eligible immigrants without legal status qualify for scaled-back Medi-Cal coverage, which covers only emergency room and pregnancy-related care. “That’s the way society should work; …

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 …

California governor proposes $12B to house state’s homeless
3 years, 7 months ago

California governor proposes $12B to house state’s homeless

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Buoyed by a large budget surplus and swimming in federal pandemic recovery money, California Gov. Newsom’s proposal includes $8.75 billion over two years to create an estimated 46,000 housing units, expanding on a program he launched last year to convert motels and other properties into housing. I don’t want to talk about this for a decade,” Newsom …

Newsom’s state budget earmarks billions in COVID-19 help for workers and schools
3 years, 11 months ago

Newsom’s state budget earmarks billions in COVID-19 help for workers and schools

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom sent a budget to the California Legislature on Friday that calls for a swift and expansive boost in the state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, earmarking much of an unallocated tax revenue windfall for efforts to help workers and businesses, boost public health and speed up the reopening of public school classrooms. The plan he unveiled last …

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