California
Only 15% of phone calls seeking psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients resulted in an appointment in Los Angeles, the lowest percentage out of four cities in a “secret shopper” audit, researchers found.
July 31, 2024
World & Nation
The federal government requires states to try to recover money from the assets of dead people who in their final years relied on Medicaid.
March 18, 2024
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law that will allow women to receive Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy.
March 13, 2024
Science & Medicine
Since last April, states have removed more than 16 million people from their Medicaid programs in a process known as the “unwinding,” according to KFF estimates compiled from state-level data.
Feb. 7, 2024
Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump take opposing stands on the Affordable Care Act and spar over who will best protect against steep costs for medical care.
Oct. 3, 2024
Democratic former labor leader and Fire Capt. Joe Kerr fights an uphill battle against GOP Rep. Young Kim in the inland suburban district, where Biden won but more voters are Republican.
Many of the poorest Americans would lack health insurance under a bill passed by House Republicans that would require people to work to have Medicaid.
April 30, 2023
Business
In Texas, maternal mortality is soaring. Blame the antiabortion movement
Oct. 2, 2024
Too many Americans are losing Medicaid coverage because of red tape, and states should do more to make sure eligible people keep their health insurance, the Biden administration said Monday.
June 13, 2023
Democrats running for California governor met Sunday morning for the first major candidate forum of the 2026 election, a cordial discussion with few fireworks and almost no jabs at the politician they hope to succeed, Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Sept. 29, 2024