***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 20 at 10:00 AM***
GOP Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Put Coverage for Millions of Californians on the Chopping Block and Put 28 California Hospitals at Risk of Closure
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA — On Friday, June 20th at 10:00 AM PT, Rep. Nanette Barragán and local health care advocates will join Protect Our Care California during Save Our Hospitals Week to discuss the ongoing GOP assault on Medicaid and its impact on California hospitals. Rep. David Valadao and his fellow Republicans in the House recently passed Trump’s big, ugly bill that slashes funding for Americans’ health care in order to hand out tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. If Republicans get their way and this bill is signed into law, the consequences would be catastrophic, threatening millions of Californians access to coverage and putting 338 rural hospitals, including 28 in California, at risk of closure. If rural hospitals are forced to close, seniors, children, people with disabilities, cancer patients, and more, across California will lose access to necessary care.
Accessing local hospitals can make the difference between life and death, and save Californians Californians hours of travel to access critical care. Californians across the political spectrum want more access to health care, not less, but despite widespread opposition in the Central Valley and across California, Republicans are charging forward with their reckless spending bill. This will cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the ACA, throwing 16 million Americans off their coverage, forcing rural hospitals to close, and hiking premiums for over 24 million Americans. All to put more money in the pockets of the rich. Speakers will highlight the devastating impact of GOP cuts to Medicaid and reduced access to health care.
WHO:
U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragán
Reyna Olaguez, CEO of Building Healthy Communities Kern
Kiran Savage-Sangwan, Executive Director of California Pan-Ethnic Health
Nataly Santamaria, Senior Manager for the Central Valley Promotora Network
Melissa Cedillo, Health Access California
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Friday, June 20th, at 10:00 AM PT
WHERE: Register to join the Zoom event (Registration required)