House Republicans Vote to Rush $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts as Part of Deliberately Vague “Bureaucratic Shell Game” that will Terminate Health Care for Millions of Californians
After U.S. Senate Rushes Through Plan to Terminate Health Care for Millions, CA Health Care Coalition Calls on CA House Republicans to Stop $880 Billion in Health Care Cuts
After U.S. Senate Rushes Through Plan to Terminate Health Care for Millions, CA Health Care Coalition Calls on CA House Republicans to Stop $880 Billion in Health Care Cuts
ABC 7 VIDEO: SoCal health care community rallies against proposed Medi-Cal spending cuts
Southern Californians participated in Tuesday’s “Medicaid Day of Action,” a series of rallies calling on congressional Republicans to reject plans to crawl back Medicaid funding. Medicaid provides health care for low-income and disabled Americans, and Democrats warn that cuts to the program would have devastating effects.Click to read ABC 7 VIDEO: SoCal health care community rallies against proposed Medi-Cal spending cuts>
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Protestors slam O.C. Republican over feared Trump Medi-Cal cuts
Hundreds of healthcare workers and others massed in Anaheim Hills on Tuesday, shouting their anger over expected cuts to Medicaid and what they stand to lose. Local resident Cynthia Williams, who was among those protesting outside Republican U.S. Rep. Young Kim’s office, said she knew exactly where the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, needed to trim the fat. “Cut these billionaires; go cut them off,” Williams said. “Medi-Cal cuts affect real lives, human beings that need care.”Click to read Protestors slam O.C. Republican over feared Trump Medi-Cal cuts>
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If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled
Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would almost certainly cut into Medicaid funding, risking his constituents’ wrath; or vote against it, catapulting his party into chaos and setting himself up for a primary opponent possibly backed by Trump.
Valadao, a Republican dairy farmer from Hanford, chose his party.Click to read If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled>
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Medicaid cuts could be ‘highly consequential’ for Valley healthcare, experts say. Here’s how