Medicaid cuts threaten women’s health services at WellSpace Health in Sacramento
On July 4, the ”big, beautiful bill” reached the presidential desk and the largest cut to Medicaid since its inception in 1963 was signed into law. Analysts warn of a ripple effect across the health care ecosystem, leaving millions without health insurance and impacting safety-net hospitals. Meanwhile, back-door defunding through new anti-DEI policies have left health care nonprofits and long-established government programs — especially those supporting women’s and reproductive health — in the lurch.
In California, Medicaid cuts threaten the state’s Medi-Cal program, the implementation of the federal program that insures around 15 million Californians.Though the bill has been signed into law, the implementation of the cuts will take place over a 10-year timeline beginning in 2027 — after the 2026 midterm elections…