SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking a $3.4 billion loan from the general fund to help a shortfall in the state Medi-Cal healthcare program. It comes a year after the governor expanded ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The hole in California’s Medi-Cal budget seems to be bigger than what state officials reported just last week.

SAN DIEGO — California lawmakers have been notified that the state will require a $3.4 billion loan to cover expenses for Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program that provides health coverage to over ...

The potential reinstatement of the Medi-Cal asset test by Governor Gavin Newsom has sparked significant concern among Californians. Historically, this test required low-income seniors and disabled ...

That’s on top of a $3.4 billion loan that the administration told lawmakers last week it needed to make “critical” payments for Medi-Cal, the state-federal health insurance program for low-income ...