Schwarzenegger calls for tougher laws for in-home caregivers, unions give mixed response
Sep 28, 2010
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is calling on the state Legislature to address the “public safety crisis” after revelations surfaced that convicted felons can work in the state’s...
Senators plan to vote this week on bill extending Medicaid assistance to states
Aug 02, 2010
The Senate is expected to vote this week on legislation that would provide $26.1 billion in education funding and Medicaid assistance to states.
State income tax collections lower than expected, worsening budget problems
May 18, 2010
It’s been one month since the income tax deadline and many states are discovering that collections are much lower than expected. This could have a disastrous effect on state budgets, according to...
Schwarzenegger continues to pressure Congress to fund Medicaid expansion
Oct 29, 2009
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has fired off another letter to Congress warning that current Medicaid expansion proposals would put undue stress on state budgets that are already stretched...
States say feds should pick up the tab on Medicaid expansion
Sep 28, 2009
The federal government should assume the full cost of any Medicaid expansion under healthcare reform because of the enormous costs to individual states. That is according to an organization of state legislatures...
Schwarzenegger tells Congress that states can’t afford proposal to expand Medicaid program
Aug 05, 2009
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) sent a letter to federal lawmakers deriding a certain Medicaid provision in healthcare reform legislation. He also praised some newly proposed congressional...
Medicaid providers in California win in legal challenge over program cuts
Jun 24, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a federal appeals court ruling that says California’s Medicaid providers have a right to challenge state cuts to Medi-Cal provider fees.