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California Clinics Face Crisis Amid Medicaid Budget Cuts

7/24/2025

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Health clinics in California's San Joaquin Valley, which care for over 1.1 million patients, are bracing for devastating budget cuts due to President Trump's recent Medicaid reductions. This partisan bill threatens to leave 12 million Americans uninsured by 2034, prompting dire warnings from healthcare professionals about potential rural hospital closures and the worsening health of already vulnerable communities.

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Story summary

Health clinics in California's San Joaquin Valley, which care for over 1.1 million patients, are bracing for devastating budget cuts due to President Trump's recent Medicaid reductions. This partisan bill threatens to leave 12 million Americans uninsured by 2034, prompting dire warnings from healthcare professionals about potential rural hospital closures and the worsening health of already vulnerable communities.