Medicaid shortfall forces California to borrow $3.44B
SACRAMENTO, California — California will need to borrow $3.44 billion to close a budget gap in the state’s Medicaid program, Newsom administration officials told lawmakers Wednesday in a letter ...
Opinion: California doesn’t need DOGE, but there’s still plenty to cut here
A full audit — independent, rigorous and public — could draw a blueprint to root out waste and fraud without theatrics.
California borrows $3.4 billion to cover Medi-Cal costs, straining state budget
California's Medi-Cal program is facing a budget shortfall due to higher-than-projected costs associated with increased ...
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California is borrowing billions to pay for Medi-Cal. Is immigrant coverage at risk?
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that ...
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California borrows $3.4 billion for Medicaid overrun as congress eyes steep cuts
California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...
Fire, lack of students, teacher layoffs: Inside Pasadena Unified’s struggle to stay solvent
Pasadena Unified School District, already reeling from the Eaton fire, faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit that it ...
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Medicaid loan
California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...
Where Medicaid Budget Cuts Would Hit Hardest
States like New York and California, but also Louisiana, Kentucky and West Virginia would be hit hardest by Medicaid cuts, ...
California doesn’t need DOGE, but there’s plenty of wasteful spending and bureaucracy to cut
DOGE’s aim to save taxpayers money resonates in California, where taxes soar and deficits loom, Zac Townsend argues.
California's low-income families face uncertainty amid energy funding hold
California has received over $215 million in grants for LIHEAP, or about 90% of what was provided in 2024 but 10% of the ...
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California's $9.5 Billion Healthcare Expansion Faces Cuts
California's healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants faces budget cuts as costs exceed estimates, challenging the state’s financial stability.