Elderly or disabled people making too much to qualify for Medi-Cal can still access the program if they pay a “share of cost” toward their medical bills, but are left only $600 a month for other ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Proposed budget cuts in California could freeze Medi-Cal enrollment and reduce access to healthcare for undocumented and low-income residents. California's 2025-26 budget ...

Elvia Macedo, a Medi-Cal patient, gets a check-up with Dr. Oscar Casillas at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters Florinda Miguel took her ...

Mayor Karen Bass encouraged residents to enroll in Medi-Cal before the end of the year, warning that on Jan. 1, people ...

The federal bill reinstates asset limit evaluations for seniors and disabled individuals in Medi-Cal applications or renewals ...

Millions of Medi-Cal beneficiaries can now save for a rainy day, keep an inheritance, or hold on to a modest nest egg without losing coverage, thanks to an eligibility change phased in over the past ...

Medical assistants Grace Martinez, left, and Mary Rodriguez, go over data at Mendota’s United Health Center, April 28, 2021. JOHN WALKER [email protected] California residents became eligible this ...

6:46 p.m. June 2, 2025: A previous version of this article said primary homes could be considered in asset-test evaluations. Only second homes would be included. Millions of Californians who rely on ...

Rosaline George, 97, in front of her apartment at the Hollywood Fountain North complex in Hollywood. (William Liang / For The Times) Month by month, the savings that Rosaline George scraped together ...

The federal bill reinstates asset limit evaluations for seniors and disabled individuals in Medi-Cal applications or renewals ...

Month by month, the savings that Rosaline George scraped together in her years as a journalist and local government employee have been dwindling as the 97-year-old pays out of pocket for hourly care. ...