Weekly Edition: Medi-Cal funding, AI in health care

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Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Not a subscriber? Sign up   WEEKLY Edition A service of the California Health Care Foundation Friday, June 21, 2024 Check California Healthline online for the latest news California Leaders Tussle With Health Industry Over Billions of New Dollars for Medi-Cal By Bernard J. Wolfson Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pull funds earmarked for new investment in Medi-Cal to help plug California's $45 billion deficit. A state budget passed June 13 by the legislature largely endorsed Newsom's plan. Voters could settle the matter in an industry-backed initiative that has qualified for the November ballot. ¿Cómo Se Dice? California Loops In AI To Translate Health Care Information By Paula Andalo; Illustration by Lydia Zuraw State officials want to use artificial intelligence to translate public health care and social services documents and websites, which they say will speed up translations, save money, and improve Californians' access to critical information. But some IT and language experts worry AI may introduce errors in wording and understanding. California Healthline is an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. It is produced by KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism. (c) 2024 KFF. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook You are subscribed to this email alert as albarkahslamet.ssss@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all emails. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions@californiahealthline.org Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored.   California Health Care Foundation | 1438 Webster Street | Oakland, CA 94612