California's Newsom seeks to scale back healthcare for state's undocumented immigrants:: May 14, 2025:: Sacramento, California:: Gavin Newsom, California Governor"So here are the solutions: $5 billion on a freeze on our Medi-Cal expansion.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said two factors are largely to blame for a $12 billion budget shortfall facing California: expanding health care to immigrants without legal status, and Trump’s tariffs.

California is not required by federal law to cover the cost of the weight loss drugs in its Medi-Cal program. Instead, the state opted to include them. Under Newsom’s proposed cuts, when Ozempic is prescribed to treat diabetes, it would still be covered by Medi-Cal.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California’s budget is facing a $16 billion deficit that he blames on tariffs. He’s proposing to save $5 billion by pausing a Medi-Cal expansion to immigrants.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday proposed a pause on immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally from enrolling in a state-funded health care program, in order to cut down costs. The

California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a freeze on new enrollment for low-income immigrants without legal status into the state's Medi-Cal program starting in 2026

After Amazon One Medical patient Phillip Tong died, nine clinic employees viewed his medical records in alleged violation of California law, court documents say.