As a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, nearly 700,000 people who lose Medicaid coverage will miss screening for colorectal cancer, now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among young adults.
Tag: Medicaid
Posted inHealth
Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why
Medi-Cal cuts will strain hospitals already operating at a loss. The fallout: fewer services and higher costs for the privately insured too.
Posted inHealth
California is getting ready to increase a health insurance tax. Will it affect your premium?
A family of four could pay $400 more a year in premiums — but the tax still needs federal approval from the Trump administration to take effect.
Posted inPolitics & Government
The fight over how to pay for Medi-Cal puts pressure on Newsom to raise taxes
Newsom has already vowed to tank a proposed ballot initiative that would impose a 5% wealth tax on the state’s billionaires to bolster Medi-Cal. Progressive lawmakers and their allies in labor and health seem hopeful that Newsom could support a different long-shot funding idea.
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Emergency services face growing strain as Medi-Cal cuts loom in Mendocino County
At a county-hosted health summit, providers detailed how federal and state cuts could destabilize clinics, ambulance services and in-home care programs.