Tag: Medicaid

• Press Statement | April 10, 2025

  SEIU Members Will Hold Republican House Members Accountable for Rushed and Reckless Vote to Terminate Healthcare for Millions of Californians

  SACRAMENTO, CA – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California slammed today’s vote in Congress to rush through a budget plan that recklessly slashes $880 billion from Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal in California):  Carmen Roberts, SEIU Local 2015 Executive Vice...

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• Press Coverage | April 7, 2025

  A Mother’s Battle to Protect Her Son’s Care

  

  Medicaid is a lifeline for people with disabilities like Josh Lockwood-Wewer. As GOP lawmakers push for cuts, his mother is taking a stand. There is not much Josh Lockwood-Wewer loves more than Disney. The affable 33-year-old speaks almost exclusively in the...

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• Press Coverage | March 12, 2025

  If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled

  

  Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would almost certainly cut into Medicaid funding, risking his constituents’ wrath; or vote against it, catapulting his party...

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• Issues | March 9, 2025

  Take action to protect Medicaid

  

  Despite overwhelming public support for Medicaid, the Trump Administration and his allies in Congress are proposing to gut $880 billion from this essential healthcare program in order to pay for major tax cuts for ultra-wealthy individuals and corporations. Cutting Medicaid...

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• Press Coverage | February 24, 2025

  Medicaid Cuts Pose Budget Conundrum for Valadao and Republicans Nationwide

  For Rep. David Valadao of California and other Republicans whose constituents depend on Medicaid, a vote for their party's budget could be politically fatal.

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• Issues | June 24, 2024

  Protect Nursing Home Staffing Standards and Medicaid Access!

  

  On June 5, nursing home workers from our Union and other allies spoke to congressional leaders in Washington DC, calling on them to protect two new recently-announced rules that will positively impact long-term care workers  and our families. Click here to...

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