Rally outside Calvert's office urging he block potential Medicaid cuts

Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more than three times as many as Texas — the two states with the largest number of Medicaid participants after California. Enrollment is high because California goes beyond federal eligibility requirements, opening …

Advocates Rally in Palm Desert Urging Rep. Ken Calvert to Reverse Vote on Medicaid Cuts

People with disabilities and their supporters rallied outside Congressman Ken Calvert’s Palm Desert office, demanding he reverse his vote advancing a budget plan that could slash $880 billion from Medicaid. Protesters say the proposed cuts would harm millions of Californians who rely on Medi-Cal for essential care.

Rally outside Calvert's office urging he block potential Medicaid cuts

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - People with disabilities and community members will gather outside Rep. Ken Calvert's office to protest potential cuts to Medicaid. Under the recently passed Budget Reconciliation bill, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees programs like Medicaid, has been instructed to cut at least $880 billion in waste, fraud and abuse. Demonstrators are demanding Calvert, who voted in favor of the budget plan, re…