Riverside County healthcare workers headed to Washington, DC this past week to fight Medicaid cuts that could devastate 15 million California residents, including over 200,000 people in Congressmember Ken Calvert’s district alone. Caregivers are paid Congressmember Calvert a visit to demand his direct answer on how he will vote regarding future Medicaid budget proposals.
“Congressman Calvert’s district faces a serious threat,” said Tammy Peace, an emergency room nursing assistant in Palm Springs. “If Medi-Cal funding is slashed, hospitals will be forced to close, and our community will suffer. I want to know if the Congressman will stand up for us. It’s about keeping our hospitals running and jobs in our communities.”
In Congressman Calvert’s district, where rural hospitals and clinics serve as lifelines for thousands of families, cuts to Medicaid would have devastating consequences. Rural hospitals, which operate on thin margins, depend on Medicaid reimbursements to keep their doors open. Without this funding, entire communities could lose access to emergency care, maternity services, and specialized treatments—forcing patients to travel long distances for critical care or, worse, go without it altogether…