The shortfall could force Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers to roll back coverage for some of the 15 million people relying on the safety net program.

Income inequality in the United States has been on the rise for decades, creating a widening gap between the wealthy and the ...

Did expanding coverage to adult immigrants cause the gap? Partly. California first extended health care benefits to low-income children without legal status ... said in a social media post this ...

California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid ... provide free health care to all low-income adults regardless of their immigration status. That's costing far more than ...

The current Social Security program has a funding gap projected to impact beneficiaries ... criteria like retirement age or disability and income requirements for the Supplemental Security Income ...

Did expanding coverage to adult immigrants cause the gap? Partly. California first extended health care benefits to low-income children without legal status in 2015 and later added the benefits ...

The shortfall comes a year after California launched an ambitious coverage expansion to provide free health care to all low-income adults regardless of their immigration status. That's costing far ...