Second in a three-part series about Oakland agencies preparing for major federal funding cuts.
Oakland health advocates are preparing for changes to California’s Medi-Cal insurance program that will affect immigrant communities.
Starting Jan. 1, the state’s insurance program for low-income people will stop accepting new applications from any person who holds an “unsatisfactory immigration status,” meaning they are either undocumented, have a student or work visa, or are going through an immigration proceeding. It would also affect people with less than five years as a legal permanent resident…