California Republicans pass budget proposal, likely to reduce Medi-Cal

The California version of the Medicaid Federal Program, Medi-Cal, provides more than one-third of the total population of the country-a random 14.9 million people. But in February, all nine of California’s republican legislators in the US House of Representatives approved a federal budget proposal, which likely to reduce the benefits of MedicaidS

Calm Christen He explains that Republicans in California of California represent about 2.5 million people enrolled in Medi-Cal, which provides health insurance for Californians with disabilities and low incomes. GOP members in the house want to remove $ 880 billion in cost over the next 10 years In order to maintain tax reductions President Donald Trump, made in 2017, which are most beneficial for the wealthyS Non -partisans Congress Budget Office Locked cost cuts of this magnitude are likely to require costs to reduce Medicaid or Medicare (which insurers aged 65 and over).

The Senate votes for a more budget bill, which is less likely to affect Medicaid, but both chambers must agree on a budget transaction later this year.

Medicaid constitutes the biggest part of the federal funding to the states, and California spends for 161 billion dollars on Medicaidmost of which come by the federal governmentS Some of the most conservative regions in California benefit disproportionately from Medicaid: 48% of the population represented by the District of respectively. Jay Obenolte in San Bernardino County is enrolled in Medicaid, while 43% of the population in Doug Lamalfa County, which includes counties in California’s native part, are in the program.

In Orange Josephin Rios County voted for Republican representative Young Kim. Rios has a 7-year-old grandson with a cerebral palsy that will probably need Medicaid throughout his life.

• Rios: “I am very disappointed and very disappointed that (Kim) is voting and she does not fight harder to keep the Medi-Cal Ucpaped not only for her voters like me, but also for young children who need it. She has to remember why we chose her as a position. “

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Some legislators in California were busy with the State Capitoli Tuesday, advocating their proposals this session:

• Leave for pregnancy: Annexed by legislators by the California Legislative Female Cook and the head of the State School Tony Thurmond, a democratic dispute Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Davis raised his account to provide 14 weeks paid for pregnancy For public school employees. According to the current legislation, teachers in California are not entitled to paid leave after birth. In 2019, GAVIN NEWSOM Governor Impose on a veto such accountS

• Deprived firefighters: After the deadly January fires in the area of ​​Los Angeles, dead Isaac BrianDemocrat from the city of Culver, wants to Raise wages from prisoners of firefighters to $ 19 while appointed to a fire. Firefighters in prison are currently Paid between $ 5.80 and $ 10.24 per day and an additional $ 1 per hour during active emergencies.

The California standard for low carbon fuels aimed at reducing air pollution and the use of fossil fuels has been rejected by a state agency that inspects the legality of state provisions. CalMatters Climatic Reporter Alejandro Lazo And the video strategy director Robert Miex has a video segment of The reason why As part of our partnership with PBS Socal. Watch it hereS

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