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 ...

Federal changes to Medicaid, called Medi-Cal in California, could add up to a nine-figure problem for San Diego medical ...

Michele Gile takes a look at the changes coming for the Medi-Cal program in 2026, including undocumented beneficiaries and ...

Andy Martin’s body had rejected another HIV medication, and now his viral load was spiking. Sitting in his living room, Martin told a nurse and a social worker that he’d recently spent three days in ...

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 ...

Low-income Californians who use Wegovy and similar weight loss drugs will lose their coverage in January. California and ...

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, 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.

Tahira Ali supports people as they navigate the joys and trials of pregnancy — from giving birth to postpartum, and everything in between. She’s also helped pregnant patients work through domestic ...

SACRAMENTO — A month into its debut, California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program is riddled with problems, leaving thousands of patients without medications — often after languishing on hold ...

More than half of San Diego County’s nearly 900,000 Medi-Cal recipients will have to switch health plans in 2024, according to a major consolidation effort announced by the state Department of Health ...