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Nurses warn HR 1 could trigger hospital cuts in California and push lawmakers toward CalCare
Summary
The California Nurses Association told the Senate committee that projected federal cuts in HR 1 to Medi‑Cal and ACA subsidies risk hospital service reductions and closures; the union urged state action including AB 1,900 (CalCare), a moratorium on hospital closures and increased nursing workforce funding.
Michelle Gutierrez Vaux, president of the California Nurses Association, told senators that HR 1’s proposed reductions in federal health funding present immediate risks to hospitals and community health services across California.
"Current projections show that the bill's $1,000,000,000,000 in cuts to Medi‑Cal and Covered California subsidies will result in up to 3,400,000 Californians losing access to medical care," Gutierrez Vaux said, summarizing the association’s…
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