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County staff warn HR 1 could strip coverage from tens of thousands and strain hospitals
Summary
Riverside County officials told supervisors that implementation of HR 1 could remove coverage for roughly 100,000 patients, reduce hospital visits and bed days, and leave county hospitals and clinics with large funding shortfalls unless state or federal backfill is secured. The board heard staff advocacy plans and potential local budget impacts.
County staff told the Board of Supervisors on April 28 that state and federal changes known as HR 1 could have severe near‑term effects on local health care and human services.
During a presentation on the county’s legislative report, a county legislative staff member summarized estimated impacts the county is using for advocacy: about 100,000 fewer people enrolled in medical coverage locally, roughly 1,000,000 fewer clinic visits, 25,000 fewer hospital bed days and an estimated $300 million drop in hospital revenues, alongside increased indigent‑care loads the county would be required by law to cover. “We predict that we'll have a 100,000 patients…
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