MORE ON: Medi-Cal

Three Medi-Cal pharmacy officials are under investigation by the state for failing to disclose flights, hotel rooms and meals paid for by nonprofit groups that are primarily funded by big drug makers. The state’s Fair Political Practices Commission launched its investigation last month... + read more

California lawmakers have called for an audit exploring why state regulators are collecting only about one-third of the fines they have levied against nursing homes in recent years.  A legislative committee unanimously approved the audit in February. It is expected to look at how the... + read more

California’s nursing homes have reaped $880 million in new funding from a 2004 state law designed to help them hire more caregivers and boost wages. But 232 homes did just the opposite. They either cut staff, slashed wages or let caregiver levels slip below a state-mandated minimum, a California... + read more

Explore in detail the 645 nursing homes that gained the most under a 2004 law designed to help hire more caregivers and boost wages. Examine each home's revenue under the new law, net income, staffing rates and staffing wages. Or sort through facilities in your neighborhood.  + read more

The Nursing Home Quality Care Act of 2004 changed the way nursing homes that care for Medi-Cal patients are funded in California. Follow how the law resulted in a windfall of additional funds. + read more

Medi-Cal pharmacy officials failed for years to report trips funded by Big Pharma and filtered through nonprofit groups. The three officials potentially face $5,000 fines for the omissions. And they clearly face questions about whether they had a conflict of interest while negotiating for drug... + read more

A budget proposal to fund new Medi-Cal fraud staff that could bring in $51.5 million in savings met resistance during a state Assembly budget hearing yesterday. Officials from the state Department of Health Care Services, which administers Medi-Cal, laid out a compelling case for additional... + read more