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Medi-Cal Cuts Are Coming. Contra Costa County Is Bracing for Impact

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A proposal to create state price controls in for surgeries, hospital stays, doctor visits and other health care services failed to clear a key committee, but the author says he plans to bring it back next year. (David McNew/Getty Images)

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump last year, will cut an estimated $900 billion to $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade. Between funding cuts and big changes to enrollment and eligibility requirements, residents who rely on Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, are bracing for impact. Doctor and journalist Sejal Parekh explores how this is playing out in Contra Costa County.

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