How the Record Cuts Coming to Medicaid Could Devastate California Health Care

How the record cuts coming to Medicaid could devastate California health care

In California, where more than a third of residents rely on Medicaid — known here as Medi-Cal — the impact of the GOP bill will be devastating, experts say.

Partnership says it is committed to members despite federal cuts

FAIRFIELD — Partnership HealthPlan of California said the $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts at the federal level will impact its members and others in the 24 counties in which it works.

Federal and state Medi-Cal cuts are expected to put a strain on the county’s health care system.

With nearly 45 percent of Monterey County’s residents – just under 195,000 people – receiving Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, the impending cuts to the nation’s health safety net will impact not just those whose benefits are decreased or cut,…