Dr. Megan Haugland, a second-year OB-GYN resident at Kern Medical, speaks at Tuesday’s rally in Bakersfield, calling for lawmakers to protect Medicaid funding that supports essential health services for vulnerable patients in the Central Valley.
Health workers and community members gathered at Kern Medical on May 12, to voice their concerns about proposed Medicaid cuts that could affect healthcare access for families. The rally was part of a statewide movement that happened at hospitals across California, to ask lawmakers to protect healthcare funding.
Devon Newton, a local father, veteran, and nurse, shared that his son was born with spina bifida and sleep apnea. Thanks to Medicaid and the care at Kern Medical, Newton said, his son received life-saving treatment…