California Borrows $3.4 Billion for Medicaid Overrun as Congress Eyes Steep Cuts By Christine Mai-Duc Updated March 13, 2025 Originally Published March 13, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-medi-cal-medicaid-budget-shortfall-loan-general-fund-costs/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ReaG2WbX15WaYFwDYOQ57DKz1t6GTx86jOOCWVSDt2ONUV2iHIbQIJMooyq4dPzP5MKfX7tM8CIDLqdp8Ki-ReSmydg&_hsmi=351967400&utm_content=351967400&utm_source=hs_email California Borrows $3.4 Billion for Medicaid Overrun as Congress Eyes Steep Cuts By Christine Mai-Duc Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, borrowed $3.4 billion from the state — and will likely need even more — due to higher prescription costs and increased eligibility for seniors and immigrants. The top Republican in the state Senate is demanding a hearing “so the public knows exactly where their tax dollars are going.”