A Billionaire Tax Is on California’s Ballot. Can It Make Up for Federal Healthcare Cuts?
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Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California鈥檚 Rapid Medicaid Expansion
Medi-Cal, the nation鈥檚 largest Medicaid program, was in trouble even before the GOP鈥檚 One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Rapid expansion, spiraling costs, and billions in federal funding cuts will mean tough challenges for California鈥檚 next governor. On the campaign trail, the two men running for the job have offered few answers.
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鈥楳edicare for All鈥 Is Back. Now Comes the Hard Part.
At a time when more than 100 million Americans carry medical debt, it鈥檚 easy to get behind a promise of free, or free-ish, no-hassle health care. But turning an inspirational slogan into law gets gnarly.
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US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims
The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump鈥檚 One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect Oct. 1. A 吃瓜不打烊 survey of nine states found many more are at imminent risk of losing health coverage.
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Confusion and Angst Follow State’s Early Rollout of Medicaid Work Rules
In most states, people with Medicaid coverage will have to prove they鈥檙e working, volunteering, or studying starting Jan. 1. But Montana put the rules into effect early, and they鈥檙e sowing uncertainty and anxiety.
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Abortion Is on the Ballot Again as Post-Roe Policies Continue To Evolve
Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November, marking the fourth time in five years that millions of Americans will weigh in on their states鈥 abortion rules. The measures follow the Supreme Court鈥檚 鈥淒obbs鈥 decision, which upended federal abortion protections.
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It鈥檚 Hard To Predict Who Will Be Suicidal. It鈥檚 Easier To Ensure People Can鈥檛 Shoot Themselves.
Some mental health experts favor suicide prevention steps that are applied broadly, with protections that aren鈥檛 tied to an individual鈥檚 specific risk.
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In Toss-Up House District, Voters Crave Leadership To Fix Broken Healthcare
Voters in California鈥檚 22nd Congressional District call healthcare a top priority in November鈥檚 midterm elections. Although challenger Randy Villegas has built a following among residents craving change, undecided voters say they want to hear more from the Democrat and from GOP incumbent Rep. David Valadao on their affordability plans.
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Trump Team鈥檚 Use of Arcane Budget Rule Threatens Medicaid Coverage
Coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansas Medicaid enrollees next year is in question after the Trump administration refused to renew a key state waiver. The state might not be the last to have to adjust to an arcane rule change under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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People With Disabilities Say Medicaid鈥檚 Limits on Income Stifle Career Advancement
Special Medicaid programs in many states allow disabled people to work while receiving benefits, and most limit how much participants can earn and the assets they can hold. Some Iowans are pushing lawmakers to remove those limits, which they say can dampen their career prospects.
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Watch: Why Abortions Are on the Rise Since 鈥楻oe鈥 Was Overturned
The way people undergo abortions has changed. This video details five things to know.
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A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry
A ballot measure to eliminate Missouri鈥檚 income tax would give the state legislature broad authority to levy new sales taxes to replace the lost revenue. Critics say that could mean adding a sales tax on medical services or prescription medicines. Those types of taxes are unusual, but not unheard of, in the U.S.
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Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid
With the federal Medicaid work requirements looming in January, Democrats are considering state legislation to call out big companies that employ workers enrolled in the safety net health program. Business giants such as Amazon and Walmart said the figures are misleading.
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Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who鈥檚 Governor
California鈥檚 laws still leave extradition decisions related to reproductive rights and gender-affirming care to its governor. But as states with abortion bans target California physicians who prescribe abortion pills across state lines, Democrats want to lock in protections for doctors, no matter who the next governor is.
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PERSPECTIVE
My 吃瓜不打烊 for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
Over the past 70 years, the number of inpatient psychiatric beds has dropped dramatically, leaving many without critical care when they experience mental health crises. I was one of the lucky ones to get a bed 鈥 after 21 hours of waiting.
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Newsom Vowed To Transform Kids鈥 Mental Health. Many California Schools Are Still Waiting.
Gov. Gavin Newsom launched an ambitious initiative to make public schools the epicenter of mental health services for young people. Five years after he promised transformation, many schools have struggled to get the program up and running, and hundreds more have yet to try.
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Indiana Caps Prices Hospitals Charge Employers, With Tax Exemptions on the Line
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Efforts To End School Vaccine Mandates Hit a Wall in Florida
The state鈥檚 campaign to end school vaccine requirements is dead for now. The reasons could offer insights into similar efforts鈥 chances in other states.
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Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees
Some Senate Democrats want to cap the amount beneficiaries in traditional Medicare have to pay toward care, but the move is expected to draw GOP opposition for potentially adding billions to Medicare costs.
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Looming Medicaid Cuts Supercharge California鈥檚 Latest Labor-Industry Fight
One of California鈥檚 largest healthcare unions is sponsoring two initiatives that would regulate community clinics and cap executive and managerial pay at hospitals and physician groups. In the most recent eruption of a long-standing feud, the measures have drawn fierce opposition from a wide swath of the medical industry.