Democrats are calling on Republicans to come to the negotiating table to find a bipartisan agreement that reopens the government and protects Americans’ access to quality, affordable health care
BLOOMINGTON, CA – Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33) recently held a press conference at the Bloomington Community Health Center to highlight how Republican cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s version of the federal Medicaid program, could harm Inland Empire residents who receive health care at Community Health Systems, Inc. facilities. Nearly 70 percent of the patients treated at Community Health Systems, Inc. facilities throughout the Inland Empire rely on Medi-Cal to afford their health care.
“Right now, community health centers are under attack by Donald Trump and Republicans,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar. “From primary care to dental care to behavioral care, community health centers help keep our families and neighbors here in the Inland Empire healthy. Republican cuts to Medi-Cal are going to throw people in our community off their health insurance. That means thousands of seniors, children, people with disabilities and our other neighbors may be forced to turn to emergency rooms and other more expensive forms of health care when they get sick—or go without care altogether. This will drive up the costs of health care for everyone in the Inland Empire and across the country. Democrats will keep fighting against these harmful funding cuts and continue calling on Republicans to work with us to save Americans’ health care from these cruel Republican cuts.
