"On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the combined fallout from the shutdown and the Republican-backed "Big, Beautiful Bill" has left states in the lurch. We're looking at "the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history," Newsom said at a news conference. "They supported the largest cuts to food stamps and SNAP in American history - $186 billion over the next ten years - before this manufactured crisis, this decision they are making not to provide the contingency funds to mitigate the impacts.""
"Top California health officials on Monday also warned that the federal cuts will deliver a devastating blow to public health and affect all Californians, including those with private health insurance, as the state struggles to mitigate the damage. "These changes will impact our emergency departments, rural hospitals, private and public hospitals, community health centers, ambulance providers and the broader health care system that serves every community," said Michelle Baass, director of the California Department of Health Care Services."
The state lacks fiscal capacity to make up for large incoming federal cuts to healthcare programs used by millions of vulnerable Californians. The state faces an estimated $17-billion shortfall for the next fiscal year and imminent reductions to food support programs such as SNAP due to the federal shutdown. Combined federal actions would impose historic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, including $186 billion in SNAP reductions over ten years, straining already limited state resources. Limited mitigation options will force consideration of reduced benefits and narrowed eligibility, increasing the number of uninsured residents. The cuts will strain emergency departments, rural and urban hospitals, community health centers, ambulance providers, and the broader health care system, affecting care access for all communities.
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