- Valley health leaders express widespread anxiety after changes that sharply limit eligibility for state and federal health benefits for undocumented residents.
- “I do believe that hospitals will close as a result of these changes and reductions to Medicaid,” says Kaweah Health CEO Mark Mertz.
- The expectation is that people without health insurance will rely on emergency rooms for their care.
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Health care leaders across the central San Joaquin Valley fear that federal cuts to Medicaid and state reductions in Medi-Cal benefits represent a “tsunami” of changes that jeopardize the financial stability of hospitals and clinics, and threaten residents’ access to care in the region.
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