Arnulfo De La Cruz, president of SEIU Local 2015, sees impending Medicaid cuts hitting nursing homes
In the wake of the passage on May 22 of the 2026 budget bill by the U.S. House of Representatives, leaders of diverse organizations and alliances have been raising concerns over the $715 billion in proposed cuts to the Medicaid program. Not only do they fear tens of millions of individuals being stripped of their Medicaid-provided health insurance; many believe that the cuts will lead hospitals medical groups, nursing homes, and other healthcare organizations to have to lay off large numbers of workers.
Among those concerned is Arnulfo De La Cruz, president of SEIU Local 2015, which, as its website explains, is “the largest union in California, representing more than half a million long-term care workers (home care, skilled nursing facility, and assisted living center workers) throughout the state. We are also the largest long-term care union in the U.S. and the largest local union in SEIU,” the website explains.
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