California Leaders Tussle With Health Industry Over Billions of New Dollars for Medi-Cal By Bernard J. Wolfson JUNE 20, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-lmedi-cal-managed-care-organization-tax-budget-ballot-initiative/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9D63RAMShdfoDqJ4U4XNJ6_9arh78va1dJmHHvWZyZZgpjYOnkPQtGVNL5WUHC0CnnQEgcJxrzeBjnuzNeYH-mvgMqYA&_hsmi=312639039&utm_content=312639039&utm_source=hs_email California Leaders Tussle With Health Industry Over Billions of New Dollars for Medi-Cal By Bernard J. Wolfson Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pull funds earmarked for new investment in Medi-Cal to help plug California’s $45 billion deficit. A state budget passed June 13 by the legislature largely endorsed Newsom’s plan. Voters could settle the matter in an industry-backed initiative that has qualified for the November ballot.