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Newsom Comes Out Swinging On Day One For Single-Payer, Immigrant Coverage

KFF Health News Original

Just hours into his tenure as California’s new governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom proposed major plans to insure more Californians, including state-funded financial aid for health insurance and a requirement for Californians to have coverage.

Feds Say California May Have Spent Nearly $1B On Ineligible Medi-Cal Beneficiaries

KFF Health News Original

The potentially improper payments occurred in 2014 and 2015, when the state says it was under pressure from a massive influx of new applicants due to the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.