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Monterey County officials warn HR 1 could shrink Medi‑Cal coverage and strain hospitals
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County health and social-services leaders told state and federal lawmakers that HR 1’s eligibility and payment-change provisions threaten Medi‑Cal and CalFresh access for thousands of Monterey residents and could cut public-hospital funding, urging state and federal interventions.
County health and social-services leaders warned state and federal lawmakers at Monterey County’s legislative workshop that changes in federal law known as HR 1 could reduce health coverage and funding for local hospitals and social programs.
At a presentation focused on HR 1, Elsa Jimenez, Monterey County health department director, said recent federal policy changes eliminated two public-health grants the county relied on — the CalFresh Healthy Living program (about $600,000 annually) and a teen pregnancy-prevention program — leaving only rollover funds to sustain limited programming this year. "We no longer have access to those grant dollars," Jimenez said, adding that the county will try to continue some services at a smaller scale.
Roderick Franks, director of…
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