CA Gov. Seeks Federal Help As He Resorts To Reducing Health Budget

Health care plans in California join Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in urging the federal government to offer more financial help to states after Newsom unveiled a revised budget that ends some of the state’s planned Medi-Cal expansions and cuts some programs and rates to help make up for the state’s $54.3 billion gap amid the coronavirus. But the state will not eliminate its new state-level program that enhances the federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans and extends them to...