Medicaid
Lawmakers Give Initial OK to Medi-Cal Expansion
State lawmakers have given initial approval to bills that would expand Medicaid to more than 1 million low-income Californians, a critical step to implementing federal health care reforms.
ObamaCare 101: Separating Fact From Fiction
What does ObamaCare mean for you? The more you understand, the better you’ll fare.
Wary Of Cost, Gov. Brown Commits State To Health Reform
Gov. Jerry Brown says he is firmly committed to making national health care reform work in California, but he also is wary of the potential costs.
Health Care Shift To Affect 860,000 California Children
California is eliminating its Healthy Families program and moving those children into the state’s Medicaid program in an effort to save a projected $73 million a year.
Opinion: Republicans Endorse Todd Akin As Senate Chances Slip Away
After Mitt Romney’s 47% don’t pay taxes remark, Conservative columnist Peggy Noonan dubbed the Romney campaign a “rolling calamity” for all its problems and continuing self-inflicted wounds. At this point, she might have to extend that label to Republican efforts to take the majority in the Senate as they flounder and flip flop.
Opinion: Paul Ryan And The War on Women
If you like the GOP war on women, you are going to love Paul Ryan. After all, Ryan’s record on women’s health could easily be mistaken for one of W. Mitt Romney’s primary opponents, Rick Santorum.
Opinion: Ryan VP Pick Changes Electoral Math
Paul Ryan has changed the Electoral College math. With the pick, Romney has chosen a path that writes off almost all of the country and focuses the election on the industrial Midwest.
SF Drug Wholesaler Settles Lawsuit Alleging Inflated Prescription Prices
California and 28 other states have reached a $151 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging one of the country’s largest drug wholesalers inflated prescription drug prices, costing the states’ Medicaid programs millions in overpayments.
Opinion: A Doctor’s Opinion Of Obamacare
Good, hard-working Americans shouldn’t be forced to contemplate leaving their chosen profession as they are with federal laws such as Obamacare.
GOP Leadership Protects Their Budget While Cutting Ours
On Friday, June 8, House Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and the Republican caucus perfectly summed up exactly how little regard they have for the American public. They talk about budget cuts. […]


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