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How Much Will Covered California Premiums Cost in 2026?

We ran the numbers for five different family situations, and the results may surprise you.

November 5, 2025

•Health Insurance Coverage

Behind the Headlines

How Massive Federal Cuts Will Create Unprecedented Challenges for Medi-Cal Patients and Providers

H.R. 1 cuts $30 billion a year from Medi-Cal, reducing access, increasing costs, and threatening hospitals and vulnerable patients.

October 3, 2025

•Health Care Costs/Affordability, Health Insurance Coverage, Medi-Cal

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‘I’m Really Scared’: Elderly and Disabled Californians With More Than $2,000 Could Lose Medi-Cal

Health advocates say the proposal to reinstate the Medi-Cal asset limit would keep people in poverty while Governor Gavin Newsom says it’s essential to cut rising costs.

June 5, 2025

•Medi-Cal

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Californians Receiving In-Home Care Fear Medicaid Cuts Will End Their Independent Living

Like thousands of other Californians, Carol Crooks says her health has already deteriorated as she worries about losing the help she needs to live independently and remain out of a nursing home.

May 28, 2025

•Medi-Cal, Older Adults

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How Medi-Cal Is Tackling Homelessness Through Innovative Housing Solutions

Learn about the innovative housing solutions at the heart of Medi-Cal’s efforts to help Californians find permanent places to live.

May 2, 2025

•Homelessness

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Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Health Care Systems in California’s Vast Rural North

The cuts would disrupt the fragile health care system in a congressional district covering a 27,000-square-mile, sparsely populated region.

May 1, 2025

•Medi-Cal

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From the Sierra Nevada to Death Valley, Rural Californians Fear Medi-Cal Cuts

Worried Medi-Cal providers and enrollees say cuts will disrupt hospitals and hurt families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities.

April 29, 2025

•Medi-Cal

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Counties Embrace New Approach to Getting Therapist Trainees Licensed

Motivo Health increases access to clinical supervision, smoothing the pathway to California licensure for needed mental health providers.

April 11, 2025

•Behavioral Health

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How Trump Administration Cuts Could Hurt Medi-Cal

Federal funds cover more than 60% of California’s low-income health insurance plan. Losing even part of that money could result in cutbacks on care for kids or state tax hikes.

January 8, 2025

•Medi-Cal

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Covered California Starts Innovative Program to Improve Population Health

The state’s health insurance marketplace is investing $15 million in a population health initiative to improve the overall well-being of 1.8 million enrollees.

December 4, 2024

•Health Equity

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A Message to Our Community in Challenging Times

An open letter to the CHCF community from Sandra R. Hernández, the foundation’s President and CEO, about the impact of the election.

November 8, 2024

•Health Equity

Behind the Headlines

Voting Is Good for Your Health

When more people vote, it leads to a more representative democracy that can better address the diverse health needs of all Californians.

October 31, 2024

•Health Equity

Behind the Headlines

Fears Over Past Immigration Policies Chill Medi-Cal Enrollment

The Trump-era public charge rule is gone, but people remain wary of signing up for newly expanded health benefits.

October 1, 2024

•Medi-Cal

Behind the Headlines

How California Made Almost Everyone Eligible for Health Care Coverage

After 15 years of efforts and spending to expand access to care, an estimated 94% of California residents have health insurance. Find out how the state achieved this — and who remains left out.

September 5, 2024

•Health Insurance Coverage

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Lawmakers Discuss the Future of Community Health Workers in California

Experts told legislators how CHW/P/Rs can be integrated into the health care ecosystem without losing their focus on social justice.

April 5, 2024

•Health Equity

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How Much Will Covered California Premiums Cost in 2026?

How Massive Federal Cuts Will Create Unprecedented Challenges for Medi-Cal Patients and Providers

‘I’m Really Scared’: Elderly and Disabled Californians With More Than $2,000 Could Lose Medi-Cal

Californians Receiving In-Home Care Fear Medicaid Cuts Will End Their Independent Living

How Medi-Cal Is Tackling Homelessness Through Innovative Housing Solutions

Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Health Care Systems in California’s Vast Rural North

From the Sierra Nevada to Death Valley, Rural Californians Fear Medi-Cal Cuts

Counties Embrace New Approach to Getting Therapist Trainees Licensed

How Trump Administration Cuts Could Hurt Medi-Cal

Covered California Starts Innovative Program to Improve Population Health

A Message to Our Community in Challenging Times

Voting Is Good for Your Health

Fears Over Past Immigration Policies Chill Medi-Cal Enrollment

How California Made Almost Everyone Eligible for Health Care Coverage

Lawmakers Discuss the Future of Community Health Workers in California

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