County Health Officials Share Plans Following Medi-Cal Federal Funding Cuts

County Health Officials Share Plans Following Medi-Cal Federal Funding Cuts

Community members worried about their Medi-Cal coverage after recent federal funding changes packed a room in a Santa Maria church on Wednesday night, waiting to hear the fate of their medical care.  Santa Barbara County healthcare workers have a plan to transition Medi-Cal patients with “unsatisfactory immigration status” to different primary care providers because of state and federal funding cuts targeting the health insurance program for ser…