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 the second-term governor of breaking his word. The Newsom administration says this would save about $94 million and impact fewer than 3,000 people out of the more than 15 million who are enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal. Newsom’s proposal for immigrants would impact a benefit known as in-home supportive services that’s becoming more expensive for the state to provide. Newsom’s health care proposal for immigrants is just one of many proposed cuts across the state’s wide array of social services programs.

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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 …

California governor vetoes bill to make immigrants without legal status eligible for home loans
3 months, 2 weeks ago

California governor vetoes bill to make immigrants without legal status eligible for home loans

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that could have made immigrants without legal status eligible for loans under a state program offering assistance to first-time homebuyers. “Expanding program eligibility must be carefully considered within the broader context of the annual state budget to ensure we manage our resources effectively,” Newsom wrote in a letter explaining …

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 could boot thousands of immigrants from program that aids elderly and disabled
7 months ago

California could boot thousands of immigrants from program that aids elderly and disabled

LA Times  

An In-Home Supportive Services care provider helps a client at her home in Thousand Oaks. The overall goal was to maintain core programs and base benefits” such as Medi-Cal, “in particular, Medi-Cal services regardless of citizenship status.” The California Department of Social Services said nearly 3,000 immigrants without legal status had been authorized for IHSS. At a California State Senate …

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 …

Hours on hold, limited appointments: Why California babies aren’t going to the doctor
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Hours on hold, limited appointments: Why California babies aren’t going to the doctor

LA Times  

Maria Mercado’s 5- and 7-year-old daughters haven’t been to the doctor for a check-up in two years. In a written response to questions from The Times, the Department of Health Care Services, the state agency in charge of the Medi-Cal program, said “improving children’s preventive care is one of DHCS’ top priorities,” and that the agency has recently addressed most …

‘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, 1 week 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 Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
11 months, 1 week 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 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 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 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’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 …

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 …

Democrats propose California universal healthcare, funded by new income, business taxes
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats propose California universal healthcare, funded by new income, business taxes

LA Times  

California would enact a sweeping, first-in-the-nation universal healthcare plan under a proposal unveiled Thursday by a group of state Democratic lawmakers, providing health services to every resident and financed by a broad array of new taxes on individuals and businesses. “It is, in fact, the cruelest of actions while millions suffer under our watch.” The plan’s proposed tax increase might …

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 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 …

Column: Newsom promised healthcare for immigrants. A new poll shows strong public support for it
3 years, 8 months ago

Column: Newsom promised healthcare for immigrants. A new poll shows strong public support for it

LA Times  

Francisca Verduzco, left, and her sister, Itzel Verduzco, center, hold signs supporting immigrant rights while attending March in Solidarity with Immigrants, San Diego. It was a breakthrough event befitting Cesar Chavez Day: A major poll showed that California voters support providing tax-paid healthcare for immigrants living here illegally. In all the polling by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California …

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 …

California feared pandemic would overwhelm Medicaid, but that hasn’t happened. Why?
4 years, 5 months ago

California feared pandemic would overwhelm Medicaid, but that hasn’t happened. Why?

LA Times  

The predictions were dire: Coronavirus lockdowns would put millions of Americans out of work, stripping them of their health insurance and pushing them into Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income people. “We are talking about life-or-death services, so to say I’m frustrated is putting it mildly,” said state Sen. Holly Mitchell, who chairs the Senate Budget Committee and leads …

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