Significant cuts to Medicaid (MediCal) will have a negative impact on us all.

As Congress debates cuts to Medicaid (the health insurance program for the poor and disabled) in order to deliver a tax cut to the wealthy, it risks a cascade of negative effects on our entire health care system.

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