Popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by Medi-Cal under a proposal unveiled by Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday in an effort to reduce cost overruns in the state ...

Popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by Medi-Cal under a proposal unveiled by Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday in an effort to reduce cost overruns in the state ...

Citing budget shortfalls, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California would delay expanding Medi-Cal to more undocumented adults and will charge existing recipients with ...

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 ...

In 2024, California became one of the first U.S. states to make all immigrants without legal status eligible for Medi-Cal, its health care program for very low-income people. Gov. Gavin Newsom is ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by Medi-Cal under a proposal unveiled by Gov.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A year after granting Medi-Cal access to low-income immigrants without legal status, Gov. Gavin Newsom is ...

Local doctors and community members gathered outside Watsonville Community Hospital to protest potential budget cuts to Medi-Cal and Medicaid, urging residents to contact lawmakers to prevent the ...

Under Newsom’s proposal announced today, Medi-Cal — the state’s health insurance program for low-income people and those with disabilities — beginning in 2026 would no longer accept new ...