First on Fox: Pro-Democrat outside group targets Republican lawmakers with 'Hands off Medicaid' blitz
A nonprofit public advocacy group that focuses on healthcare and aligns with Democrats targets House Republicans as part of ...
Hundreds rally to support Medicaid as DOGE reportedly tries to access personal information
Members who work in the health and public service fields are urging Congress to continue financial support of Medicaid on ...
Covered California open enrollment is nearly over. Buy a 2025 health plan or pay tax penalty
California sets record for health insurance enrollment as state residents take advantage of federal financial help.
LA clinics lose grant for transgender health care as Trump executive orders take hold
A Los Angeles community health clinic is considering a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a rescinded grant that ...
Pfizer pays California $59.75M to settle Medicaid kickback claims
California Attorney General Bonta announced a settlement against Pfizer (PFE)-owned Biohaven Pharmaceutical “for submitting false claims to the ...
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Can California better serve the mental health needs of its diverse communities amid crises?
Ethnic Media Collaborative symposium in Los Angeles last week, panelists pointed to gaps in the current mental health care ...
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California voters erased a plan to keep kids insured. It might be too late to fix it
Each year nearly 400,000 children with Medi-Cal health insurance lose coverage for a period of time and then must re-enroll. Gavin Newsom to try again and provide money for all low-income children to ...
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Serial scammer gets up to 25 years for Medicaid fraud
A serial Medicaid fraudster was sentenced this week to prison for a $7 million scheme to bill federal health programs for fake medical exams. A state court judge sentenced Imran Shams, a 66-year-old ...
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What I learned about health insurance rage as the nation’s first ‘HMO czar’
Zingale served as founding director of California’s Department of Managed Health Care from 2000 to 2003. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ...
Traditional healing is close to becoming a covered Medicaid benefit in Arizona
Arizona's Medicaid program is called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS (pronounced "access"). It is a government health insurance program primarily for low-income people that ...