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Gov. Newsom proposes ‘asset test’ for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants. What does that mean?
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reinstating an 'asset test' that would narrow eligibility for low-income seniors and adults ...
Gavin Newsom proposes $2,000 asset eligibility test to control soaring state Medi-Cal costs
Gavin Newsom is proposing an "asset test" for seniors to prove eligibility for Medi-Cal healthcare benefits for low-income ...
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"People will die:" Newsom faces fallout with key health care allies over Medi-Cal
Over 120 major organizations throughout California, including health providers, unions and religious groups, are issuing a ...
Can Gov. Gavin Newsom use Medi-Cal funding to balance California’s budget?
Proposition 35 was meant to attract doctors to care for low-income Californians. Instead, the state is looking to use that ...
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MediCal asset test modified for 2026
Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to reinstate an asset limit for Medi-Cal eligibility could jeopardize healthcare security ...
The Salinas Californian on MSN21h
Advocates in Salinas rally against proposed rollback of Medi-Cal for certain immigrants
Health care advocates called on Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas to reject the Gov. Newsom's proposal to roll back Medi-Cal ...
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California's Medi-Cal Asset Test Reinstatement
Governor Gavin Newsom considers reinstating the asset test for Medi-Cal, potentially impacting millions of Californians. The ...
Gov. Newsom Says Elderly and Disabled with More than $2,000 Could Lose Medi-Cal
Newsom agreed to raise the limit to $130,000 per person in 2022. Then in 2024, the limit was erased completely. Now Newsom ...