The federal cuts to health care programs next year will affect thousands of people in Merced County and create gaps in the safety net that can't be remedied by county and state government. While most ...

Locally elected Republican Reps. Vince Fong and David Valadao expressed appreciation Wednesday for a federal move that ...

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After the state unwisely expanding Medi-Cal in recent years, the program has descended into a fiscal crisis. Now Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes to roll back some of the expansions, but it may be too ...

The grants include $11.3 million in the current fiscal year. The grants are being announced as Medi-Cal plans prepare for budget challenges. An Oxnard-area clinic, a mental health initiative, cancer ...

The reconciliation package now being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives will reform Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, the state-run safety-net health insurance program for the ...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers weighing how to close a nearly $3 billion budget shortfall are also grappling with ...

Poor children are struggling at school because of undetected and uncorrected vision problems. Medi-Cal has been neglecting vision care.