CA correspondent covering health policy for @KFFHealthNews. Alum @WSJ @latimes
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I’m so thrilled to announce I’ll be joining @KFFHealthNews as a CA correspondent covering health policy and politics next month. What a dream to work with @youngsamantha @ByJudyLin @ahartreports and a whole team of mission-driven professionals doing thoughtful, impactful work.
Great to have @JackieFortier on the team, even greater to have our first collab in the books!
As @CAgovernor irons out his last budget with lawmakers, he wants to offer financial help to more than 1 in 4 enrollees in Covered California, the nation’s largest state-run health insurance marketplace.
@cmaiduc @JackieFortier
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Newsom’s redistricting campaign unlocks a new donor army ahead of 2028 , via @melmason & @jsscppr ...
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As he continues to curate his national profile, @GavinNewsom has angered some LGBTQ activists with his veto of a hormone therapy bill and his lukewarm response in the face of ongoing Trump admin threats to trans health care. My latest @KFFHealthNews kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…
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A lack of faith in the soundness of the CDC’s new direction has led states to explore enacting their own vaccine policies. A patchwork of divergent recommendations and requirements could result.
📝: @StephArmour1 + @cmaiduc + @amymaxmen + @ArthurAllen202 kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…
California Democrats enter the ring in the redistricting fight. Abortion rights groups @PPActionCA and @reproforallCA are in their corner.
My latest for @KFFHealthNews: kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…
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“Somebody has to wake up or people are going to start falling apart.” Patients fearing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids are delaying or limiting their health care.
@cmaiduc reports for KFF Health News + @ocregister. ⤵️ ocregister.com/2025/08/06/fe…
One of the key provisions of the House budget bill that passed this week: a stiff financial penalty for California and 14 other states (+DC) that use their own funds to cover healthcare for unauthorized immigrants. My latest w/ @philgalewitz cbsnews.com/news/republicans…
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“The challenge that we face this year and the challenge we will face for many years is on growth of our Medicaid system, Medi-Cal,” @GavinNewsom says. @cmaiduc @vanesanchez_g californiahealthline.org/new…
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“We all know that the cuts are definitely coming,” Carlos Alarcon @CALimmigrant, on fears that California will roll back health benefits for immigrants without legal status. @ahartreports @cmaiduc californiahealthline.org/new…
Much like other states, health care - especially the state’s Medicaid program Medi-Cal - is a huge chunk of state spending. It covers 15 million Californians, roughly a third of the population. kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…
This week, the House GOP has advanced the debate over cutting billions from the Medicaid budget. Legislators have worried cuts are coming — even w/o federal action — for weeks, including @drakilahweber, who is a practicing physician kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…
The latest CA state budget numbers drop tomorrow. @vanesanchez_g and I will be there. Follow @KFFHealthNews for smart takes on the latest developments on Medicaid and its state sister programs from my brilliant colleagues in DC and all over the country.
NEW from @ahartreports and me: @CAgovernor Gavin Newsom promised to fight for universal healthcare. He didn’t realize it would be so expensive. cbsnews.com/news/california-…
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“If they cut it too much, people will die or they’ll lose their freedoms.” says Tina Ewing-Wilson, a Republican voter who supported @JayObernolte. She worries he’ll vote to cut her Medicaid coverage.
@cmaiduc reports. ⤵️
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While advocates pressure Republicans to protect Medicaid in swing districts across the country, a quieter campaign is underfoot to sway GOP members in solidly red areas that stand to lose the most. My latest @KFFHealthNews @MyDesert desertsun.com/story/news/nat…
“The hospitals, the health plans — we don’t always get along with those folks. On this, there’s not a lot of daylight.” @CMA_CEO on the strange bedfellows that have combined forces in CA to advocate against cuts to Medicaid desertsun.com/story/news/nat…