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For 2026 ACA eligibility and employer affordability calculations, sources show (a) premium tax credit/subsidy eligibility will again be tied to the federal poverty level (FPL) bands (generally 100%–40...
The federal poverty guidelines used for 2026 coverage are the 2025 HHS poverty guidelines; they list a 100% FPL annual income for household sizes and provide common percentage thresholds used for prog...
The “FPL” refers to the federal poverty level, the annual income thresholds HHS publishes that many programs use to determine eligibility; eligibility for 2026 coverage and many 2026 program rules wil...
Eligibility under the 2026 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for ACA programs is determined using the prior year’s published poverty guidelines and a household income definition tied to tax reporting — spec...
Fourteen states plus Washington, D.C. have at some point used state-only funds or state programs to provide public health coverage to people with “unsatisfactory immigration status” (including undocum...
Governor Gavin Newsom’s public stance on healthcare reform centers on , but his approach has shifted from an early single‑payer advocacy to pragmatic, incremental reforms and occasional proposed rollb...
California’s recent expansions of Medi‑Cal to cover undocumented immigrants have resulted in in March 2025 reporting, with officials and analysts citing a mix of higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, and...
Federal funding for California’s Medicaid program, Medi‑Cal, is for 2024; the statutory baseline federal matching rate (FMAP) for California is , but enhanced matches for Medicaid expansion and tempor...
In 2026, most states continue to use a very low federal baseline for countable assets—typically $2,000 for individuals and roughly $3,000 for couples—but a meaningful minority of states have set much ...
The 2025 federal poverty guidelines (commonly called the FPL) have been published and are being used this year as the income benchmark for many federal and state programs — for example, the 2025 FPL f...
The Department of Health and Human Services’ 2025 federal poverty guidelines set the 100% FPL for the 48 contiguous states and D.C. at $15,650 for a one‑person household and $21,150 for a two‑person h...
Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration launched multiple state-funded maternal and postpartum initiatives including the Strong Start & Beyond movement and the “Momnibus” package that extended Medi‑Cal...
Available reporting shows undocumented immigrants are, by federal rule, ineligible for traditional Medicaid; several states use state funds to cover some undocumented people and estimated totals vary ...
California’s Medicaid program, Medi‑Cal, receives of its funding from federal sources, but the exact share varies by year and accounting method because the federal match rate (FMAP) is for California ...
Medical billing fraud is a national problem with billions lost annually to improper documentation, coding errors, and deliberate false claims, but public data rarely aggregates reliable, comparable fr...
Available sources in this search set do not give a direct, statewide headcount of how many Californians are enrolled in Medi‑Cal; they describe enrollment processes and open‑enrollment dates for Cover...
California has repeatedly pursued single‑payer or unified‑financing health reforms: a statewide initiative (Proposition 186) lost in 1994 with about 27% support , multiple legislative bills advanced i...
The 2026 federal poverty guidelines for the contiguous U.S. show the same annual pattern of across‑the‑board increases tied to CPI adjustments used in prior years: the guidelines are set annually and ...
Federal funds comprise over one‑third of California’s state budget for 2025‑26, with the enacted budget including almost $175 billion in federal receipts and roughly $136.6 billion flowing through the...
California’s primary state‑level program that accepts undocumented immigrants for comprehensive coverage is , which was expanded to provide full‑scope benefits to low‑income undocumented adults and ch...