Single-Payer Health Care in California: Goals and Challenges

key takeaway California’s Medi-Cal spending is higher than expected this year due to several factors, including rising health care and prescription drug costs, extended COVID-era protections, and expanded eligibility. State leaders should focus on long-term, sustainable solutions to protect Medi-Cal and ensure access to care for all. Spending for Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, has come … Continued

key takeaway Republican-proposed federal cuts to CalFresh would put millions of Californians at risk of hunger by shifting billions in food assistance costs to the state. These cost-shift proposals could force California to reduce already too-low CalFresh benefits or take assistance away from over a million participants, disproportionately harming children, seniors, veterans, and people with … Continued