Medicaid

During his first visit to his district since voting for federal budget cuts, the state’s lone Republican congressperson spoke of his “incredible power” to influence national policy.

‘It’s going to be bad for people with disabilities.’

The state used federal funds to stockpile emergency kits and power stations. Now those supplies are being distributed to eligible Medicaid recipients.

Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.

Beginning in 2027, Oregonians must prove they work to receive health insurance coverage under Medicaid.

Attorneys general in Oregon, California, Washington and other states are suing the federal government for sharing residents’ Medicaid records with federal immigration enforcement officials.

Many undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it “an abuse.”

Oregon’s lone Republican Congressman, Cliff Bentz, represents more than 705,000 Oregonians — about 16% of the state’s population — who are likely to feel disproportionately the cuts in the Republican tax and spending bill currently being considered by the U.S. Senate and that passed the U.S. House in May.

President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he wants the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ on his desk by July 4.

A proposal in Congress would require some adults to document 80 hours a month of work or school. Experts say the red tape and paperwork is so cumbersome that even people who work will lose their health insurance.

President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization, including California, Oregon and Washington.

Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget plan would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors’ pay and reproductive care to cover other expenses. The cost of the low-income health insurance program has been growing rapidly.