L.A. Care Health Plan’s CEO, Martha Santana-Chin, spoke at a town hall meeting hosted by Maxine Waters, U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district, to talk about the very real consequences of threatened Medicaid funding cuts — which can potentially impact four million people in Los Angeles County alone – and encourage community members to remain informed and engaged about this critical issue. A packed crowd attended the town hall meeting held at Inglewood High School on Saturday, April 26, and heard from multiple panelists, including representatives from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, the American Postal Workers Union, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and housing advocates.
As the largest publicly operated health plan in the country, L.A. Care serves a diverse community of more than 2.6 million Angelenos, most of whom rely on Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program) for essential care, including children, pregnant women, working families, seniors, and people with disabilities. The proposed cuts would not only affect the 41% of Angelenos who are Medi-Cal recipients, but also the economy and the broader health system, driving up costs for everyone.
L.A. Care remains committed to supporting policies that strengthen access to care for all Californians, and protecting Medi-Cal will help safeguard our health care system, ensure stability for working families, and strengthen our local, state and federal economy.
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