Capitol Desk delivers the latest in health care policy and politics from Sacramento and around the state. Have an idea? Let us know. VAN NUYS, Calif. — Andy Martin’s body had rejected another HIV ...

Anticipating the fallout, a group of health foundations has formed the Future of Medi-Cal Commission. Its charge: creating a ...

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SACRAMENTO, CA — Covered California on June 11 announced that more than 158,000 Californians had remained covered through the Medi-Cal to Covered California enrollment program over the past year.

Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal is partaking in a new effort to coordinate care for some of California’s most vulnerable residents. Medi-Cal’s Health Homes Program will provide eligible members with a ...

A 10-year pilot program that's looking for ways to better expand pregnancy-care options for Medi-Cal members is debuting in five Central Valley counties, including Kern. California was one of 15 ...

SACRAMENTO (AP) — The U.S. government has approved California's overhaul of the nation's largest insurance program for low-income and disabled residents, officials said Wednesday, a decision that ...

SACRAMENTO — The contractor running California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program has addressed shortfalls that earlier this year left thousands of enrollees without critical medications, some ...

What does the future look like? As California braces for Medicaid cuts, a former health secretary is to lead a new commission ...