California Editor at @KFFHealthNews.
Joined June 2008
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Jun 12
As @CAgovernor irons out his last budget with lawmakers, he wants to offer financial help to more than 1 in 4 enrollees in Covered California, the nation’s largest state-run health insurance marketplace.
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Jun 11
The California Hospital Association, the California Medical Association, the California Primary Care Association and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California oppose the wealth tax proposal.
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Never forget: Javier Bacarria
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Jun 3
Villegas extended his lead slightly with thousands more ballots counted overnight. If it holds, this would be a big win for progressives despite late intervention by the DCCC: sfchronicle.com/politics/art…
Jun 3
Nearly 35,500 votes counted so far in CD22, which averaged about 59,000 in the last two primaries. So there's still room for the DCCC-backed Jasmeet Bains to overtake progressive Randy Villegas in what has become a bitter ideological battle for Democrats...but maybe not a ton.
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Jun 2
From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
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In February 2026, there were 345,000 fewer children enrolled in Medicaid/the Children’s Health Insurance Program compared to before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, a 1% decline, according to the latest data from CMS.
Details: on.kff.org/4x1gHil
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Jun 1
Xavier Becerra is arguably the favorite to be the next governor of California — despite the complaints of some past Biden colleagues who say he’s not right for it.
I covered him closely in Biden’s cabinet and had a few thoughts about his campaign now.
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May 27
Congratulations to @Mollybrodie and @larry_levitt!
Following Dr. Altman’s retirement at the end 2026, Larry Levitt will serve as KFF’s CEO and Dr. Mollyann Brodie will serve as President.
They bring with them a combined six decades at KFF in senior positions guiding policy research and polling.
ALT Headshot of Mollyann Brodie.
ALT Headshot of Larry Levitt.
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May 27
Drew Altman, the founding president and chief executive of KFF, who helped shape the organization into one of the nation’s most influential nonprofit health policy sources, will retire at the end of the year.
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May 19
For some context, Medi-Cal does support the homeless with temporary rent, offer meal deliveries to keep people out of expensive health care institutions, and help some health providers with their student loans for caring for the poor.
May 19
California's Medicaid program pays for exorcisms, housing, in-home chefs and student loans.
That's the definition of spending porn.
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May 18
Just In:
CA Legislative Analyst's Office releases initial response to Gov. Newsom's final proposed state spending plan.
@LAO_CA says California's structural money problem is officially here and the state is "ill-prepared" if revenues slip:
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May 18
Hospital spending is the biggest driver of health care spending growth, and hospital price increases are a big part of that -- specifically, the hospital prices paid by private insurers, employers, and insured patients.
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May 8
Top-polling Democrats are declaring their support for a government-run health care system but providing few details about how they’d accomplish it.
@cmaiduc @KFFHealthNews
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May 6
Amid the gubernatorial debate on single-payer, it's worth remembering what the self-dubbed "health care governor" said...and ended up doing.
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May 6
And how @XavierBecerra made an early pledge to be California's next "health care governor."
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Our new tracking poll shows that MAHA voters across partisans identify lowering the cost of health care as their top health priority — more than other issues that are more closely associated with the movement.
Get the details: on.kff.org/4upqe0q
ALT Poll results on healthcare priorities for Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) voters. Major priority: lowering health care cost, including prescriptions (42% total, 40% Republican MAHA voters, 43% Independent MAHA voters, 57% Democrat MAHA voters). Other concerns: reducing chemical additives in food, reevaluating vaccine safety, corporate influence on U.S. food policy, pesticide reduction, and no opinion. Data from KFF April 14-19, 2026.
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May 4
Hospitals and patient advocates are looking to state lawmakers and local officials to help shore up shaky finances.
CA Assembly member Esmeralda Soria is pushing to expand a 2023 distressed hospital loan fund.
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